Keep Charities at the Table, Not on It
New Mexico is on the front lines of a critical battle to reform corruption in politics. We need nonprofits to help restore democracy and faith in government.
Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics
By Larry Ottinger and Aaron Dorfman
March 3, 2009
America's serious economic crisis is hurting -- and will continue to hurt -- the children, families and communities that are served by its more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations. Yet, at the very time our policy-makers most need the wisdom and involvement of nonprofits and ordinary Americans, there are some government and big business cronies who like the "old boys' network" and want to shut the people out...
