[Joeboy]

> By the author's logic, the Red Cross is astroturf.

It would be like that if the Red Cross claimed to be a grassroots organisation and engaged in advocacy for its funders. As far as I know neither of those things are the case, and if they are I hope somebody will write critical blog posts about it.

[mikecane]

If you speak to people who were involved in Occupy Sandy -- a real grass-roots effort to relieve the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy -- they can tell you what dealing with the Red Cross is really like. [typo edit]