Tag: Democracy
Feeling the Bern
Yesterday evening some friends dragged me out to see Bernie Sanders at the Pontchartrain Center. You may wonder, what’s a card-carrying Green Party member doing at a Democratic Party rally? In my defense, I thought we were going to see Bernie Mac. As my friend pointed out, that would be somewhat miraculous, as he’s been […]
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Los Angeles has them. Atlanta has them. Even Missoula, Montana has them. I’m talking about Neighborhood Councils. In Atlanta they call ’em Neighborhood Planning Units. I’m sure in other communities they go by other names, but the basic idea is the same: Neighborhoods need control over the basic decisions that affect our lives. If they […]
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