ENTERGY CHARADES
The Opinion And Drama of Pat Bryant Entergy has some good actors and bad playwrights. The City Council would be smart to wake up and smell the coffee. Entergy…
Policy Change Poll
After his arrest by NOPD for having an unpaid speeding ticket in another parish, Oliver Thomas and his wife Jasmine went public. “We want this to be a teachable moment…
Slavery’s Legacy and Modern Gun Violence
There is reason to believe that America’s gun crisis has dark roots. By Glenn Geher Ph.D. Like many of us, I am fed up hearing about the out-of-control levels of…
Why A Little Doubt Is Good For You
To paraphrase Paul Newman: Sometimes a little Doubt is a Real Cool Hand By Hank Davis Doubt. It is one of the most glorious words in the English language and…
White Legislators Break Law and We Get Jokes and Giggles
Serious Infractions Merit Sanctions and Serious Response from Senate and House Leadership by AJ Gomez This article is not about former State Senator Troy Brown, except to the extent that…
Two Simple Habits of Non-Procrastinators
(Plus One Bonus Habit) By Leo Babauta It’s pretty rare to find people who (almost) never procrastinate — in my experience, 95-99% of people procrastinate, at least part of each…
White Killers Live, While Innocent Blacks Die
What causes policy shifts? #This is America Political News and Views By Jeff Thomas The response to the rise of the white male terrorizer in America today is emblematic…
GROUP CALLS OUT NEW MAYOR FOR SECRET MEETINGS
WITH CONFEDERATE STATUES SUPPORTERS Political News By C.C. Campbell-Rock Rocked by shocking political news just ten days into her administration, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the city’s first female mayor…
Can People Overcome Their Implicit Biases?
The evidence suggests that apt stimuli elicit implicit biases automatically. Robert N. McCauley Ph.D. Source: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons The Vice President-Elect on Implicit Biases…
Harrah’s Should Pay to Play
Political News Louisiana Legislature Must Act Responsibly By Jeff Thomas Without much fanfare a bill allowing the expansion of Harrah’s Casino is snaking easily through the Louisiana legislature. The house…