January 12, 2021 Atlanta Politicians, near and far, along with the rest of us, are learning how power really works in the wake of the recent Trump Days of Rage at the national Capitol. Elected officials may pretend that they are accountable to their constituencies, but are getting slapped up the side of their …
Age before Beauty on the Vaccine
January 11, 2021 Pearl River I’ve got a lot of issues with our local nonprofit hospital conglomerate in southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ochsner Health Systems. Labor Neighbor Research & Training Center, ACORN, and Local 100 United Labor Unions with the help of interns from Tulane University and the University of Ottawa reviewed …
Could Democratic Assemblies Work?
January 10, 2021 Pearl River These are some rough days for putative democracies. Some political scientists have dusted off the notion of something called “democratic assemblies,” as a possible shot in the arm to revive some level of credibility and legitimacy to the process. Maybe, but I doubt it. Here’s what they are according to …