Little Rock There’s a cable channel that runs on our TV for free that is all about these tricked out “tiny” houses. Often, they are even on wheels. The couple, usually young, comes to look at the construction. They want this and that, and a master miracle carpenter makes the magic happen, and they …
UAW Tactics and Communications are Winning
New Orleans The outcome of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) strike is a long way from being settled, but so far union leadership has handled this very wisely. The tactic of hitting all three of the big automakers, GM, Ford, and what used to be Chrysler and now is called Stellantis is brilliant, …
Notes on Brazil for My Father
Sao Paulo My father would have liked Brazil. He knew “field” Spanish from time spent in the California orange groves when his dad was a foreman there near Orange and Santa Anna. He would help out and talk to the Mexican workers when they were putting out smudge pots to ward off freezes or …


