Most Important Story of Century - I'm not sure it's rhetorical florish to say this Economist article on the divergent demographic destinies of the US versus...
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White Worship as Tolerance? - The NY Times has this story on how half-white Thais now dominate that country's fashion industry: Increasingly, the round face,...
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August 26, 2002
Labor Monday (8-26) - Roundup of labor stories, August 26th Farmworkers and their supporters marched to Sacramento, arriving on Sunday, to demand that Governor...
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"Transfer" by Starvation - This report in the Jerusalem Post notes that, with malnutrition rife among their children due to the Israeli economic blockcade...
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August 25, 2002
Hitchens on Antiwar Right - I don't always agree with Hitchens, but on foreign policy I often trust his contrarian instincts. In this Observer article,...
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Disinformation on Abu Nidal? - This article in the UK Telegraph strikes me as disinformation from our side trying to stir up support for war...
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August 23, 2002
One last response on McKinney - Okay- I think this will be the last post on McKinney (the rest will stay in the comments) but Tapped,...
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Ann Coulter Insane Tilt Alert - I've generally stayed away from the Ann Coulter bashing on the theory she just thrives on it, but her latest...
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Left Overworries Media Monopoly - Carol Avedon has a link to Bernie Sanders holding hearings on the monopoly in media control by corporations. Now I...
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August 22, 2002
Bebuild NYC with A Purpose - This op-ed in the NY Times raises the point that too much ink has been spilled on the physical look...
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Hispanics in Cali: Earn more than in TX - And the reason? Unions. As the Houston Chonicle points out, both California and Texas have large immigrant Hispanic communities, but...
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Jews Picking Black Leaders - You gotta wonder if the Israeli lobby wants to fuel black antisemitism, as they spend millions on two major Democratic...
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August 19, 2002
Labor Monday (8-19) - Roundup of labor stories, August 19th New York City Firefighters and Police Officers rallied to protest the pathetic pay they...
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August 15, 2002
Our unconstitutional government - Okay, even in my computer-deprived state, I had to note the outrage of Ashcroft and company refusing to report on...
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Labor Monday (8-12) - West coast longshore workers are protesting Bush administration threats to intervene in contract negotiations to prevent a strike, thereby...
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Why the Dems? - Green-supporting friends of mine often wonder why I often defend the Dems, despite the fact that my politics are to...
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August 10, 2002
Open Source Weapon: CA Law? - Open source advocates are planning to introduce a new legislative proposal in California, the "Digital Software Security Act," that would...
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CA Power Board Defies FERC - Well, the new power grid board in California has officially voted to ignore the Bush federal energy regulators (the FERC)...
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Community Thursday (8-8) - Roundup of community activism, August 8 The National Council of La Raza has issues a "snapshot" (pdf) of employment for...
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Letting the Bad Times Roll - When recession hits, wouldn't it be smart to have policies that automatically put money into consumer hands to help the...
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August 07, 2002
Enviro Wed. (8-7) - Roundup on the environment, Aug 7 The Sierra Club and other environmental groups have dismissed Bush's "Clean Skies" plan as...
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August 06, 2002
Tech Tuesday (8-6) - HP uses copyright law to suppress research exposing flaws in its software's computer security. This is the chilling endproduct...
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August 05, 2002
Doom-Gloom from Stanley Roach - More sobering analysis from Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach on why we shouldn't expect a quick recovery. He argues that most...
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Labor Monday (8-5) - Roundup of labor stories August 5 The big labor story this week was the AFL-CIO taking protests to the heart...
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August 04, 2002
Halliburton: Making Fraud Pay - Despite a recommendation against it by the Congressional auditing arm, Cheney's Haliburton was awarded an unprecedented exclusive 10-year contract to...
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August 03, 2002
GOP Praises Gore 2000 Campaign - This article from US News details how the GOP has been studying the Gore campaign's turnout strategy in the election,...
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August 02, 2002
Edwards v. Kerry on Trade - For those tracking the 2004 contest, the roll call vote on "fast track" trade authority marked a rather major divide...
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Myth of Independent Voter - For years, we've heard about the breakdown of party loyalty and the rise of non-aligned voters. Well, it turns out...
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Bill to Axe Hoover Name at FBI - Six Congressmen, led by GOPer Dan Burton (of Clinton-obsession fame), have introduced legislation to strip Hoover's name from the FBI...
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More States Blast Bush Power Grab - Update: Regulators from fifteen states have attacked Bush's plan to have federal regulators take over the nation's power grid and...
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Rightwing Watch (8-2) - Weekly roundup, August 2 Found the source for yesterday's Washington Times' screed against "union corruption." Not surprisingly, its from the...
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August 01, 2002
So Will GOP Disown Simon? - Oooh-- that's gotta hurt. You're running for governor of the most populous state in the country and a jury convicts...
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Right Tries "Labor Corruption" ploy - As conservatives flail around for something to divert public attention from the corrupt corporate looting of the country, it was...
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Federalist Hypocrisy on Energy - Conservative hypocrisy on "states rights" should probably have its own category in the archives, but the ongoing battle by Bush's...
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Dow 36000 Uber Alles - You've got to kind of admire raw apologia for hubris, as the propounders of the Dow 36000 explain in today's...
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Community Thursday (8-1) - Roundup of stories, August 1 It may be the minimalist version of prison reform, but it's a start. The ACLU...
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Wal-Mart Doing Good for Environment - Seriously. This initiative by Wal-Mart to promote energy-saving light bulbs is a major environmental initiative. "Compact fluorescent" bulbs fit in...
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The Collapse of Tax Cut Politics - You can check out Progressive States rundown of progressive successes in the states on Tuesday, but I want to focus...
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November 08, 2006
A Good Night for Progressives - Let's be clear-- this wasn't just a good night for Democrats. It was a good night for progressives, and no...
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November 01, 2006
Labor Cold War Ends - New International Labor Federation - At the dawn of the Cold War, the international union movement divided up between the ICFTU, dominated by US and Western European unions, and the World Confederation of Labor, largely allied with the Soviet Union. It's taken a decade and a half, but the irrelevancy of that division will end today as the two federations merge-- bringing together 241 labor organizations from 156 countries representing 190 million workers. The new International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a good step for a labor movement looking to globalize itself in the taking on global capital power....
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October 09, 2006
Emaciated Models, Labor Regulation - There's a bit of debate in the blogosphere around Spain's new law banning underweight models from the runways in that country. See Jordan, Amanda at Pandagon and Lindsay Beyerstein at Majikthise on whether this is an intrusive regulating violating free expression or something like that and whether OSHA safety regulations are appropriate. Just to throw my two cents in-- any broader OSHA approach would seem cumbersome and bureaucratically intrusive in a deep way. But the original Spanish proposal is brilliant in its high-impact, low-intrusion approach. Regulate only the fashion week type runways, where in a single spotcheck, models can be...
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October 03, 2006
Big loss for Labor-- - The National Labor Relations Board ruled today that a range of professionals are now deemed "supervisors" and thus lose all protections under labor law. That means if they say a positive thing about unions, their bosses are free to fire them at will. The AFL-CIO has more here. To put this denial of labor rights in perspective, 32 million workers or 25% of the workforce already have no right to form a union under federal, state or local law (see this GAO report and this ARAW summary). This includes: Supervisors 16.6 million workers, 8 million new supervisors plus traditional 8.6...
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