Working Life

I was .500 in picks in the last round. So, here we go: New Orleans will beat the Bears. I have no other reason to believe this other than the city deserves it. Yeah, I’m sentimental. And, though I love the Windy City, never been much of a Bears fan. And never plan on running […]

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I know this will be a shocker for most of you: the rich are getting more from the economy than the average person. Wow. But, it is worth backing up what we know already with some statistics–which the good folks at the Economic Policy Institute have done: Newly released data from two separate sources reveal […]

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There’s another contribution to the analysis of why it’s so hard to form a union. The folks at the Center for Economic and Policy Research have produced a paper analyzing data from the National Labor Relations Board. None of this should be a surprise and it reaffirms the overall atmosphere depicted in Kate Bronfenbrenner’s work […]

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So, right off the bat, we can see where having Bernie Sanders in the Senate makes a difference. As part of the ethics bill that was passed in the Senate, Sanders inserted an amendment that would shine some light on the political contributions flowing from big business to supporters of CAFTA. The amendment also tries […]

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Yesterday, I wrote about the terrible economic costs of the war. And, lo and behold, yesterday, the progressives in the House announced legislation to end the war. The bill, entitled “The Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act” would: 1. Withdraw all U.S. troops and military contractors from Iraq within six months […]

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Better late than never. The New York Times, which was a cheerleader for going to war (from its editorial pages, its news pages and, of course, from the most idiotic of all columnists, his lordship Tom Friedman), finally has a piece today on the economic costs of the war. The issue may have been mentioned […]

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There’s a new political alliance being announced today, linking unions and more “Republican” leaning groups. The Washington Post reports that: In a first-of-its-kind alliance that could fundamentally reshape the environmental movement, 20 labor unions with nearly 5 million members are joining forces with a Republican-leaning umbrella group of conservationists — the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership […]

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I spent a number of hours at a commeration today for Martin Luther King, Jr. A number of speakers reminded the audience of King’s anti-Vietnam War speech and how, if he were alive today, King would no doubt be leading the opposition to the Iraq War (yes, he would be a very senior statesman by […]

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So far, I’m two for two on this weekend’s games–though since I didn’t post anything, why would you believe me? So, to rectify that and get on record: San Diego 24, Patriots 17: sorry, Pats fans, it’s over. Seattle, 17, Chicago 10: It’s awful weather in Chicago and I see the Bears, with Rex Grossman […]

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I have seen two statements–one by John Sweeney and one by Gerry McEntee, opposing the insane escalation of the war. Post in the comments section any other such statements. Here’s McEntee’s: “The President’s decision to escalate the war in Iraq is reckless and wrong. It’s bad foreign policy and takes away the resources we need […]

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