A small Berkeley non-profit, the Greenlining Institute, has become the most recent target for the right-wing smear machine.

Greenlining, based on University Avenue, describes its mission as: “to empower communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multi-ethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights, and anti-redlining activities”. Its recent publications include studies on debit card overdraft fees, diversity on bank boards, and the impact of foreclosure on people of color. Its executive director, Orson Aguilar, took over from the … Continue reading »