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Respect the Daily Kos Guild, engage with the union

Fierce Planet Posted on January 23, 2023 by jnfrJanuary 26, 2023

Friends and kindred spirits wandering by this site probably have heard of DailyKos, the ur-parent blog of the US progressive sphere. Just last year, DKos (as the place is often known) celebrated the site’s 20th anniversary. Personally, I’ve been a member there for 18 of those years. I’m not entirely sure who makes up “Daily Kos Management” (DKM) these days, but a number of the workers at the site are represented by the Daily Kos Guild (DKG), a Pacific Media Workers Guild member and certified as the bargaining unit of represented staff. DKM recently announced layoffs that would affect more … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Justice, Labor, Media | Tagged blogs, DKos, labor

Yes they did.

Fierce Planet Posted on March 6, 2018 by jnfrMarch 6, 2018

The Teachers Revolt in West Virginia Will Oklahoma teachers be the next to strike?

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Posted in Civil Rights, Culture, Economy, Education, Justice, Labor, Politics | Tagged economy, education, labor, resistance, work

Labor Day

Fierce Planet Posted on September 5, 2016 by jnfrSeptember 5, 2016
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Best reads

Fierce Planet Posted on September 3, 2013 by jnfrSeptember 3, 2013

This week, try these three. Harold Myerson at the American Prospect, on a new labor alliance in California. L.A. Story, The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy: a new model for American liberalism? From reporters at the Arkansas Times, working with InsideClimate News, The path of the Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas, Exxon’s pipeline cuts across the watersheds that provide drinking water for 770,000 Arkansans. And James Fallows at the Atlantic presents an analysis of the situation in Syria, Your Labor Day Syria Reader, Part 2: William Polk. An in-depth, step-by-step account of how we got here and what might … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Tagged Energy, environment, international, labor, longreads

A few facts about Mitt Romney

Fierce Planet Posted on July 14, 2012 by jnfrJuly 14, 2012

That’s all you need to know.

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Posted in Corruption, Politics, Republicans | Tagged finance, labor, politics, republicans

Tax the Rich

Fierce Planet Posted on March 16, 2011 by jnfrMarch 16, 2011

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 gave me a link to this set of panoramic 360-degree pictures from inside the Capitol building and from the rallies. View them in high-def and full screen if you can. They are extraordinary.

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Posted in Civil Rights, Culture, Justice, Labor | Tagged culture, justice, labor

Union solidarity rally

Fierce Planet Posted on March 4, 2011 by jnfrMarch 4, 2011

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 and high-spirited. We had a great time, and hope the folks in Madison know that we stand behind them, completely. The top picture is from MoveOn’s flickr page, which has many pictures from rallies all over the country. The bottom picture is mine.

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Posted in Culture, Democrats, Labor | Tagged democrats, labor

Rallies Saturday in support of Wisconsin Unions

Fierce Planet Posted on February 25, 2011 by jnfrFebruary 25, 2011

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 footage of last night’s very late and extremely rushed vote in the Wisconsin Assembly. Republicans got their majority vote and then shut down voting before the Democrats even had a chance to finish voting themselves. The Dems say they will follow up to see whether this action was even legal. I hope they do pursue it, because this incredible action … Continue reading →

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Shared sacrifice

Fierce Planet Posted on February 22, 2011 by jnfrFebruary 25, 2011

Cartoon by Pat Bagley.

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Posted in Democrats, Justice, Labor, Republicans | Tagged corruption, democrats, labor, republicans

A massive failure of the private sector

Fierce Planet Posted on February 21, 2011 by jnfrFebruary 21, 2011

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 we find ourselves in these days. …an even more important factor is basically a 20- or 30-year period of failure in the private sector. What we are really looking at here is a private sector that for quite a long time now has not generated a lot of rising income for the great majority. It has not generated stable benefits … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Justice, Labor | Tagged history, labor

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