The PILA Achtung

PILA may be above criticism for most people, but not for H.R. Paperstacks, a/k/a The Apple Snail. Sure they "give" money (over $215,000 in 2007) for students to work in public interest work during the summer -- for those students willing to "volunteer" 20 hours or more to PILA the next year. And who can argue that their auction is the best $30 you'll ever spend "for the privilege of paying exorbitant sums for watered down drinks." I know they stand for a great cause, and the world certainly needs people willing to forgo a six-figure income to fight for the less fortunate, but sometimes they need to be taken down a peg or two.