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Why We Need Unions (In Spite of Jimmy Hoffa)

February 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

The bad news about what’s going in Wisconsin is that, if Scott Walker succeeds in busting the unions, it could be a template for the corporate funded right-wing to cripple labor across the country, leading to a further consolidation of political power in corporate interests and accelerating the growing gap between rich and poor.  The [...]

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The Battle for Wisconsin

February 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

When I started reading this Harold Meyerson piece, comparing the  advance of democracy in Egypt to the attempt to roll back workers’ rights in Wisconsin, I worried that the analogy might be a little overdramatic.  But the more I learn about what’s going on in Wisconsin and why it’s happening, the more I realize the [...]

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Trendsetting

February 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · AR, Politics, Sports

Bill Maher had an excellent piece during the “New Rules” section of last week’s Real Time about how the popularity of the NFL, particularly relative to Major League Baseball, proves the merits of socialism over unrestrained capitalism.  It’s such a good idea for a column, it makes me wish that I had thought of it. [...]

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“Harshness For The Sake Of Harshness”

January 15th, 2011 · No Comments · AS, Labor, Politics

Senator Mike Lee from (you guessed it) Utah recently posted a video of himself defending child labor, or something to that effect. I honestly couldn’t tell you his exact argument, becasue the video is sooo boring. He should really take some YouTube decorating tips from yon Sarah “blood libel” Palin. Fireplace? American flag? I’m interested! Looks like [...]

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More Sadness From Arizona

January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Politics

I’m shocked to read about the shooting in Arizona today, in which Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head and is now in critical condition, and federal judge John M. Roll was killed, among others.  The suspicions that the shooter may have had political motives — including anger over immigration policy — are incredibly [...]

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You Keep on Using That Word. . . I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

December 10th, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Politics

Conservatives have repeatedly accused President Obama of being a socialist.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proudly admits to being a socialist.  Those confused about whether the president is in fact a socialist should listen to what a real socialist sounds like: Anyone still confused should watch the full8.5 hours of Sanders filibuster. -AR

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Losing Heart

December 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics

In The American Prospect, Paul Waldman wonders whether Obama has reached a tipping point in terms of losing the faith of progressives.  While progressives have grumbled since the beginning of his presidency about Obama’s olive branches to Republicans, both symbolic and substantive, these concessions have gotten more frustrating as it has become clear that they [...]

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Fair is Unbalanced

November 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics

I’ve been quoting Bill Maher quite a bit lately on this blog.  And I’m going to have to go ahead and do so again, because while I was slow to organize my thoughts on Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity,” Maher pretty much went ahead and aired them on his show last Friday.  You need [...]

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Socialist Patrol

November 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Politics

One particularly depressing thought that occurred to me last night:  there’s an episode of The Simpsons in which a bear is spotted in Springfield, causing the townspeople to go crazy and demand that Mayor Quimby do something about the town being “infested” by bears.  Quimby starts a massive “bear patrol,” with armed agents and helicopters [...]

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November 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics

Going into yesterday knowing that it wasn’t a a question of whether the results would be good or bad, but rather how bad, I had planned to write a post this morning titled “Silver Linings and Sour Grapes.”  But I wasn’t prepared for just how bad things would be last night, and decided to scuttle [...]

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