April 4, 2021 Pearl River The ACORN Union in the United Kingdom is largely composed of tenants. Over the last six years, we’ve ballooned to over 6,000 dues-paying members in more than thirty chapters all over England and Wales, with another several thousand in our Scottish affiliate, where there are an additional bunch of branches. …
Celebrating the Latino Resistance Victory over Sheriff Joe Arpaio
April 3, 2021 Pearl River Persistence, tactical discipline, and strategic commitment, along with constant struggle were the hallmarks of the Latino resistance that ended up driving the popular battle against Maricopa County, Arizona’s self-appointed “America’s sheriff,” Joe Arpaio. At least those were the arguments made by Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block in our conversation …
Voting Access and Suppression Are Big Issues Everywhere
April 2, 2021 New Orleans Georgia has managed to grab a lot of attention as the first state to successfully torpedo voting rights after the 2020 election, and goodness knows it deserves all the shame, derision, and boycotts that are coming its way. Reporters for the New York Times listed …