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October 31, 2003
  • "Bush Boom"- Bush Booming Debt - Like the end of "major combat operations" and Iraq's "imminent threat", conservatives may rue declaring the start of the "Bush... MORE...
  • Solidarity in Action - The AFL-CIO announced a new strike fund for striking and locked out grocery workers in Southern California, Ohio, West Virginia,... MORE...

    October 30, 2003
  • Rising UI Claims- Falling UI Claims - Here's an odd riddle-- For the last three weeks, the Labor Department has announced that unemployment claims had fallen from... MORE...
  • What is your Foreign Policy Position? - A new site called e.thePeople : American Choices is trying to get people to think about the spectrum of beliefs... MORE...
  • SEIU Set to Endorse Dean? - Business Week says it's a done deal, with AFSCME and the IBEW possibly to follow.... MORE...

    October 29, 2003
  • Idiot Lawsuit v. Atrios - Late to this, so you've probably seen this b------. Lots of bloggers jumping in with support-- I'll promise legal support... MORE...
  • Stories from Socialist International Gathering - As socialist parties ranging from Blair's Labor Party to Lula's Workers Party meet in the quadrennial Socialist International meeting, some... MORE...
  • Applies to Bush as Well - Based on Congressman George Nethercutt saying 'The story of what we've done in the postwar period is remarkable...'It is... MORE...
  • Wal-Mart the Lawbreaker - The INS raids at Wal-Mart over the weekend arrested the wrong people-- throwing poor janitors into detention while leaving Mal-Mart... MORE...
  • Bush DOL Violating NAFTA Obligations - The federal Court of International Trade-- the special court dealing with trade matters-- has blasted the Bush administration's Department of... MORE...

    October 28, 2003
  • Have They No Shame? - Conservatives are complete hypocrites on affirmative action. They claim no one should be able to promote someone as a racial... MORE...
  • Die Spam, Die - The new version of Jay Allen's MT-Blacklist has been released; the earlier version had pretty much eliminated my blog spam... MORE...
  • Even Our Allies think Bush Inept - Given the ham-handed request for troops from Turkey, then the rejection of the troops after Turkey approved them, this is... MORE...
  • No Child Gets Out Alive - A close-to-home tale of monumental idiocy under Bush's education law from Political Aims.... MORE...
  • Anti-Black, Anti-Union - Josh Marshall points to this flyer being distributed in Kentucky to recruit "poll watchers" to intimidate black voters. It rails... MORE...
  • Confusion of "Constitutional Conservatives" - Well, the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is launching another round of confusion... MORE...

    October 27, 2003
  • And now Colombia? - As country after country in South America has elected left-leaning governments, local elections in Colombia show that this country-- long... MORE...

    October 26, 2003
  • Underfunded Pensions? Fund them Less! - Pensions among Standard & Poor's 500 companies are estimated to be underfunded by $247 billion-- a rise of 10% from... MORE...
  • Join the Labor Movement- TODAY - For those who want to know how to contribute to labor mobilization in politics, the answer is simple: join them.... MORE...
  • Unions and Mobilization 2004 - It's hard to emphasize the qualitative jump in mobilization by unions planned for the election this election cycle. But this... MORE...

    October 23, 2003
  • On Productivity and Trade - I really like this article, The Mixed Bag of Productivity, by Hal Varian on why the debate on productivity and... MORE...
  • Pro-Spam "Anti-Spam" Law - Woohee- the Senate has voted 97-0 to ban unwanted spam. Or have they? Whatever the merits of the law in... MORE...

    October 22, 2003
  • 300,000 Mentally Ill in US Jails - As many as one in five of the 2.1 million Americans in jail are seriously mentally ill, according to a... MORE...

    October 21, 2003
  • Why There is no GOP Majority - Fred Barnes argues for The (Finally) Emerging Republican Majority, citing the fact that the GOP has more office holders than... MORE...
  • U of Minnesota Clericals on Strike - Check out Local 3800 AFSCME for details, or Just Looking's blog entry, since his girlfriend (corrected) is on strike and... MORE...
  • Bushie Promises 200,000 Jobs/Month - Here's the promise. If Bush doesn't deliver, he should be tossed out of office. (He should be tossed anyways, but... MORE...

    October 20, 2003
  • Social Security Easy to Fix: Remove the Cap - No Crisis: The first thing to understand about Social Security is that there is no crisis, no need to do... MORE...

    October 19, 2003
  • Poll: 62% Want Govt Health Insurance - Many years ago when Clinton's health plan was defeated, I predicted that would be a pyrrhic victory for conservatives. Clinton's... MORE...
  • Burying the Bad News - How to stem bad news of continuing deaths in Iraq? How about barring reporters from hospitals and morgues? In Baghdad,... MORE...

    October 18, 2003
  • Why the Jobless Recovery? - A few high level views of what's behind the odd situation of continued "economic growth" (statistically measured) combined with continued... MORE...

    October 17, 2003
  • Union Members Voted Against Arnie - Don't believe the hype. There was definitely slippage among union voters towards Arnie and the GOP, but if union members... MORE...
  • UAW: One More Parts Supplier Neutrality Pact - Collins & Aikman , a major auto parts supplier, agreed to a neutrality pact with the United Auto Workers, assuring... MORE...
  • From STARS AND STRIPES - Those glowing reports of troop morale by returning politicians? Don't take them too seriously, according to Stars & Stripes: Some... MORE...
  • Arnie: Declaring War on School Unions - Aside from selling California to the energy companies at a fire sale price, Arnie's first announced plan to "help" education... MORE...

    October 16, 2003
  • Tax Elderly Good, Tax Rich Bad - So the GOP thinks raising taxes on upper-middle class elderly is a good thing, as long as their wealthy contributors... MORE...
  • Arnie: Construction Industry Guy - Let's be clear that Arnie is a true blue politician. He lied through his teeth in his campaign, no lie... MORE...

    October 15, 2003
  • Foreign Labor Stealing Jobs- In Iraq - Okay, you've bombed their homes; you've destroyed their power systems and can't seem to get the lights back on. You've... MORE...
  • Why Davis Lost- More Screwing the Base - Now, Davis has really pissed me off. He vetoed the state living wage law to prevent sweatshop-wage companies from getting... MORE...

    October 14, 2003
  • Bolivia in Revolt - Bolivia looks to be the next Latin American country to move left in protests against the government's neoliberal policies and... MORE...
  • Stopping Iraq Profiteering - Charley Cray of the Corporate Policy Project has a good piece out on Global Security - Iraq and Corporate Patriotism:... MORE...
  • Voting to Maim Workers - In November, Washington State voters will have a chance to directly vote to maim 50,000 state residents a year. Business... MORE...
  • Union Democracy in Carpenters - Based on this Appeals Court decision last year, the New England Council of Carpenters has been ordered by a district... MORE...

    October 13, 2003
  • The Next Internet - This could be the next technology breakthrough with the equivalent social impact of the Internet: Monkeys can control a robot... MORE...
  • Tighter Borders- More Undocumented Stay - Here is the perversity of anti-immigrant policies in the United States-- tighter border patrols have not slowed immigration into the... MORE...
  • It's Only Human Rights If Pro-American - Some conservatives honestly care about human rights, but for most it's just an excuse to bomb countries they don't like... MORE...
  • Screwing His Base- No Tears for Davis - It's sad for California that Arnie will now be governor, since he will be even less progressive than Davis in... MORE...

    October 12, 2003
  • Class War by Employers - When labor folks denounce all employers as a group, you hear conservatives rush to denounce "class war rhetoric." Yet when... MORE...

    October 11, 2003
  • Nuking the State Department - Imagine a prominent left media talk show host saying the following after interviewing an author (Foggy Bottoms is the downtown... MORE...
  • Bush War on Dissent Continues - Greenpeace has made its mark on the world taking the civil disobediance of Martin Luther King Jr. onto the high... MORE...

    October 09, 2003
  • Bush: Anti-Family/Anti-States Rights - Bush DOL Repeals "Baby-UI" Rule that Allowed States to use unemployment insurance funds for new parents. The Clinton administration had... MORE...

    October 08, 2003
  • Poor in US- Poor in the World - In comments on this post, an interesting discussion went on about whether the poor of today are better off than... MORE...
  • Prop 54 Defeated- 64% Reject - By a resounding vote, California voted down Ward Connerly's "racial privacy" bill. Eliminating public information on race does not serve... MORE...

    October 07, 2003
  • How Unions Make Democrats - Unions dramatically increase the progressive voting patterns of workers. This basic fact is confirmed by this study from the... MORE...
  • Exposing CIA Agents Not Murder - Counterspin, LeanLeft, The Hamster, and The Poor Man think I'm advocating having CIA agents offed for political disagreements in my... MORE...

    October 06, 2003
  • Tale of Two Court Reviews - High Court Tosses Philip Morris Judgment: The Supreme Court on Monday threw out an $80 million verdict against cigarette-maker Philip... MORE...
  • One Plus from Union Disclosure Rules - Reading through the detailed summary of how the DOL is implementing its union finance disclosure rules, there is one ideological... MORE...
  • I hate "Scandals" - "What did the President Know and When Did He Know It?" "The Justice Department Needs to Appoint a Special Prosecutor"... MORE...

    October 05, 2003
  • Davis Signs Health Care Law - Today Davis signed the News > Politics > California Recall Election -- Davis signs health bill, while Schwarzenegger marches under... MORE...
  • Why the Left Supports Amnesty - Greg Yardley over at commiewatch is perplexed that leftists support undocumented immigrants: immigrants' desire to come to America, even illegally,... MORE...
  • How Dare Arnie Face Unproven Charges? - Conservatives are outraged that Arnold is facing unproven allegations. It's a bit like shooting hypocritic fish in a barrel but... MORE...
  • Plame Disclosure Should Not Be Crime - I've sat here for the last week avoiding blogging on the whole Plame affair. Sure I love that is exposes... MORE...

    October 03, 2003
  • Bush Likes Bureaucratic Regs- For Unions - After three years of corporate scandals and exposed corruption by business leaders, you'd expect public corporations to have onerous new... MORE...
  • Health Care for Unemployed? - It's not universal health care, but it's one possible step with important bipartisan support, namely the GOP chair, Charles Grassley,... MORE...
  • Ken Lay et al Liable to Former Employees - A federal district court in Texas ruled on Wednesday that Ken Lay and other Enron executives are liable to former... MORE...
  • Public Slams Bush on Economy - In the new NYT/CBS Poll, the plunge in approval for Bush on the economy is astounding. (You'll have to go... MORE...

    October 02, 2003
  • Arnie- Lifestyles of Tax Avoiders - How Arnie avoided $800,000 in state sales taxes. Senate chief asks Schwarzenegger to return jet sales tax money... MORE...
  • Unionization and Politics - Here is a report on declines in unionization state by state. One key argument I make to progressives is that... MORE...
  • Rush in Drug Sting - New York Daily news has a front page story on Rush Limbaugh in pill probe-- meaning Rush may be about... MORE...
  • Tax Giveways to Corporations - Why not? The deficit is heading towards $500 billion per year, poverty is soaring, so what do you do? Cut... MORE...

    October 01, 2003
  • Freedom Rides Reach DC - Immigrant workers press for protections... MORE...
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    February 21, 2007
  • Amnesia on the Death of Reconstruction - I am going to pick on Brad Delong precisely because he is a brilliant and well-educated academic-- and his list... MORE...

    February 18, 2007
  • So What if Mitt Wants A Person of Faith as President? - There's a bit of a furor that Mitt Romney declared:We need to have a person of fiath lead the country.So... MORE...

    February 16, 2007
  • States Taking Action Against Iraq Escalation - So the New York Times is covering the story that resolutions denouncing Bush's Iraq Escalation have been introduced in over... MORE...

    January 01, 2007
  • 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... MORE...

    December 22, 2006
  • Dems' Stupid Positioning on Minimum Wage - As a followup to discussing why politicians need to appeal to a broad consensus, it's worth emphasizing that it's easier... MORE...

    December 21, 2006
  • Obama and the Need for Large Progressive Majorities - I've been as disappointed as many other progressive bloggers with Obama's bad votes on tort reform and seeming trimming of... MORE...

    December 13, 2006
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    November 27, 2006
  • Ecuador Goes Left - Another country moves left-- whatever you want to say, Bush has been very good for reviving the global left, especially... MORE...
  • Building a Progressive Majority in the Statehouses - The Progressive States Network today rolled out its legislative agenda for the 2007 session and is looking to promote it... MORE...

    November 13, 2006
  • The Future Belongs to US - While the actual results seem razer-thin in this election, I'll be bold and argue that they are part of a... MORE...

    November 11, 2006
  • Pro-Labor "Conservative Democrats" - One more nail in the narrative that the victory of a few moderate Democrats means this election is really a... MORE...

    November 10, 2006
  • 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... MORE...

    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... MORE...

    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.... MORE...

    October 19, 2006
  • Immigrant Poor Send More Foreign Aid than US Govt - The United States government spends less money on foreign aid as a percentage of its budget than almost any other... MORE...

    October 17, 2006
  • - Valuing Families:  State Legislative Models Brought to you by Progressive States and MomsRising What would a policy that really values families look... MORE...

    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... MORE...

    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... MORE...

    September 27, 2006
  • Civil War on the Right- Dick Armey trashes Dobson - The economic business- right and the religious right are moving towards total civil war. This piece by former GOP Majority... MORE...

    September 24, 2006
  • Allen the Racist - Three college teammates confirm that George Allen regularly used the N- word: Allen said he came to Virginia because he... MORE...

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