Working Life

Why can’t Democrats speak as clearly? Olbermann rocks.

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Look, no one wants the Republicans to lose more than I do…they are disgusting and they’ve torched this country and caused the deaths of untold numbers of human beings. BUT…fair is fair… A reader pointed out to me that Maine’s two Republican Senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins (the latter always seemed kind of a […]

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This is an interesting approach taken by the AFL-CIO. Immigrant Workers’ Rights Violated, A.C.L.U. ChargesBy NINA BERNSTEIN On behalf of six illegal immigrant workers, including the widow of a Mexican killed on a Brooklyn demolition site, the American Civil Liberties Union and other law and labor groups charged yesterday that the United States has failed […]

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I wonder how much coverage this story will get. It was buried on page 13 of The New York Times business section. But, it’s a good window into what the Chamber of Commerce has been up to–and why we need complete public financing of elections: Group Claims U.S. Chamber Broke Tax Laws By LYNNLEY BROWNING […]

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This is a scary report. Maybe I lasered in on it because my late father worked for IBM years ago. This comes to us from the hardworking folks at Alliance@IBM CWA Local 1701. A study by Dr. Richard Clapp an epidemiologist at Boston University School of Public health, and published in Environmental Health Journal has […]

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I’m dedicated to winning back Congress for the Democrats. So, dedicated that I just dragged another team of former campaign volunteers to spend another weekend day canvassing for John Hall in the 19th New York Congressional district—he wouldn’t even be my representative but he could win a seat from a Bush Republican. BUT… I hate […]

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This piece just broke my heart. Africa’s World of Forced Labor, in a 6-Year-Old’s Eyes By SHARON LaFRANIEREKETE KRACHI, Ghana — Just before 5 a.m., with the sky still dark over Lake Volta, Mark Kwadwo was rousted from his spot on the damp dirt floor. It was time for work. Shivering in the predawn chill, […]

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It’s considered heresy right now to say anything about problems inside “the family”–in this case, those of us who are still Democrats (or recovering Democrats). For the past few weeks, I’ve pointed out, on this blog and other places, the worrisome–and, let’s be honest, entirely predictable–expanding ties between corporate America and the Democratic Party. Actually, […]

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So, maybe it’s because I was born in Houston that I have a particular interest in the janitors who are trying to kick some serious ass down in Texas. It’s the typical story: poor people working their tails off for $20 a day. Last December, more than five thousand janitors in Houston won the right […]

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Follow me here on a bit of a twisting tale which leads to the following conclusion, albeit, arguable: if the Democrats don’t take back the House and say miss by a seat or two, they can blame themselves for not holding the line against so-called “free trade.” Here’s how I see it. In today’s New […]

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