A few facts about Mitt Romney
That’s all you need to know. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: labor
Tax the Rich
This is the best thing I’ve seen in ages. Beautiful composition, I keep watching it over and over. A time lapse compilation of the ongoing protests in Madison, Wisconsin. Edit to add: Over at Balloon Juice, garage mahal from Wisconsin … Continue reading
Union solidarity rally
Last Saturday, all over the country, people gathered in solidarity with the union protesters in Wisconsin. Denver had a nice turnout, 2-3,000 people came together at the capitol building. It was a gorgeous, sunny day, and the crowd was raucous … Continue reading
Rallies Saturday in support of Wisconsin Unions
MoveOn is organizing rallies in all 50 states tomorrow (Saturday) at noon. We’ll be going to the rally in Denver (west side steps of the Capitol building). Find your nearest rally at the link. I’m sure you’ve seen this shocking … Continue reading
Shared sacrifice
Cartoon by Pat Bagley. … Continue reading
A massive failure of the private sector
Over at Salon, Andrew Leonard interviews Joseph McCartin, a Georgetown University professor who writes on the history of the labor movement. The whole interview is worth reading, but this portion really struck me for its clarity on the economic situation … Continue reading
Standing with the unions
On, Wisconsin! … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert speaks truth to power
I am not a religious person, but I know Colbert is, so I suspect that his study of gospel informed this profound moment in his Congressional testimony on migrant workers last week. Despite our different frames, I found this bit … Continue reading
More on income inequality
Annie Lowrey at the Washington Independent points us to a report on income inequality from the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee. She highlights several graphs and conclusions that show the remarkable way that the wealthy have become even more so over … Continue reading
One in three workers do hard labor
And it is irresponsible to insist that those who do the hardest labor should be forced to retire later, just to make sure we don’t ask rich people to pay more taxes. … Continue reading