Month: January 2011

Frances Fox Piven on WWL Radio

Friday, January 28th at 6pm EST! Listen live by clicking the link icon below: The call in number is 646-929-1264 to join the conversation! The live chat link will go live around 5:45.. found at the bottom of the show page when...

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He Doesn’t Feel Our Pain

After listening to the President’s State of the Union address I couldn’t help but to feel a sense of loss. I understand that this was a political speech in a lot of ways and will surely be the kick-off speech to his...

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The Bailout Worked

Sometimes it seems like the GOP is part of a borg controlled by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. So, it should be interesting to see how the rank-and-file Republicans respond to this joint announcement from the Chamber and the...

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An Intemperate Rant

Whatever Dennis Kucinich’s merits, and he has quite a few, he is a spectacularly tone-deaf politician. First of all, let me stipulate that it’s completely idiotic and irresponsible to put unpitted olives on...

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Rosa Parks – #12

Among Virginia Durr’s many contributions to the civil rights movement, arguably the most consequential was persuading Rosa Parks to attend a workshop at the Highlander School in the summer of 1955, in the wake of the...

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