New Orleans When it comes to full on violence, the NRA is not “Game of Thornes” or “Barry.” The National Rifle Association (NRA) likes its guns, but tends to be more of a “throw the rock and hide the hand” operation. Nonetheless, it’s caught now in its own crossfire that erupted at its national …
Minimum Wage Gaps Growing
New Orleans There are twenty-one states where workers are still frozen at something equivalent to the federal minimum wage at $7.25. Those states are disproportionately better “red than fed” in the South and West with a smattering in the Midwest and even the Northeast. I’m not saying there are any surprises here, but the …
Donald Ford, Doug Trump, Whatever?
Toronto When last I visited Canada and met with leaders and organizers of ACORN Canada everyone was still reeling at the horror of Doug Ford becoming premier of Ontario, the economic and political core of the country. Ford was a well-known commodity having been a Toronto city councilor and the right-hand of his brother Rob …