February 13, 2021 Pearl River Back when welfare was “as we know it,” we organized to oppose “workfare,” the requirement that poverty alone did not qualify someone for benefits to survive, but they also had to prove they had made efforts to seek employment or had successfully gotten some menial job. Sometimes these requirements …
Finally, Some Accountability Finds O’Keefe
February 12, 2021 New Orleans The scurrilous, criminal provocateur, James O’Keefe, and his Project Veritas have finally been reined in after a dozen years of mayhem and damage. Ironically, they are being hobbled by a new sheriff in the public space where many live: Twitter. The latest O’Keefe escapade seems to have involved some …
Gotta Learn vs. Cancel Culture
February 11, 2021 New Orleans I often think about one of the favorite expressions of a long-time Local 100 organizer as she counseled, chided, and cajoled our members to stay out of trouble on the job. She would say, “you gotta learn,” to them, just as she would say it to the bosses and …