Chicago There’s a lot of interest in the Yellow Vest movement in France. Because ACORN has an affiliate there, we’re often asked what is really going on. Yoan Pinaud, out head organizer in Aubervilliers for the Alliance Citoyenne ACORN, has been following the events closely and talked to many of the participants. We asked him to …
Clues to the “Unfathomable Mysteries of Life”
New Orleans There’s one random phrase in Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick that for some reason has always struck such a deep chord with me that I’ve never forgotten it. One of the characters or perhaps the author, I really don’t remember now, speaks of “the unfathomable mysteries of life.” I’ve always thought that …
Boomer or Bust?
New Orleans I know we talk a lot about inequality, particularly the oceanic gulf between the 1% and the rest of us, and all of this is certainly true. At the same time, I’m starting to worry a bit about the “boomer affect” and what this is also doing to create a fair sized …