The Dark Underside of Thanksgiving

Ideas and Issues

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN12282019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans       Thanksgiving is a great holiday in North America, celebrated in both Canada and the United States.  Families and friends come together.  Food seems everywhere. Often turkey or ham sandwiches are stretched out until the end of the year.  It’s less religious than Christmas, but …

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If There Isn’t A Housing Crisis, Why Does It Feel Like One?

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11272019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans       Not only have I believed there is a housing crisis, but I’ve said so repeatedly and at every opportunity I’ve been given.  I’ve also argued that rents and evictions are rising at record levels.  I haven’t been making any of this up.  I’ve quoted …

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Politicizing the Military is Dangerous

National Politics

https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11262019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans       The role of the military in governments of any stripe can be a powerful thing, though rarely is this good news. In Asia, the military junta’s role in Myanmar has led to genocide and the disgrace of a Nobel prize symbol of democracy.   In …

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