Here we are living at a time of the greatest class warfare in at least half a century. It is almost impossible to form a union legally in the U.S.–corporations have all power in the workplace. We have the greatest divide between rich and poor in 100 years. And now comes some clear evidence of […]
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U.S. Supreme Court in Pocket of Business
Posted on 20 December 2010.
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The Mozilo Method: Rob, Get Caught, Cut Deal, Die Rich
Posted on 29 October 2010.
We are missing part of the anger that I think cuts across the political spectrum–and it goes right to the question: why is Angelo Mozilo not going to jail for a very long time? Because the political system still is not willing to jettison our coddling of the vast array of people who committed deep […]
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Paul Wellstone: A Good Time To Remember Him
Posted on 26 October 2010.
Each year, I pause on this day to remember Paul Wellstone, one of the truly great Senators in my lifetime. Eight years ago, Paul died in a plane crash. I will always remember where I was when I heard the news, in the way we all remember momentous events. And his absence seems even more […]
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Human Rights Day: The Promise, The Challenge
Posted on 11 December 2009.
Today is Human Right Day. This morning, I paused to think about the soaring notion of human rights and, at the same time, the many challenges we face to achieve human rights. Here is the preamble to the 1948 United Nation Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of […]
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Marriage Equality and Labor
Posted on 03 December 2009.
Today is not a happy day for those of us who believe strongly in marriage equality. The New York State Senate defeated marriage equality yesterday. Shame on those who stood in the doorway of justice–in the same way that Bull Connor stood in the doorway of justice during another struggle decades ago. I […]
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Suing the Beast of Bentonville
Posted on 14 December 2007.
This week an appeals court ruled that a lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with paying women less than men, and granting them less promotions, could remain a class-action suit. NY Times/Reuters has this on details: The plaintiffs estimated they could win billions of dollars in lost pay and damages and that as many as two million women […]
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Suing the Beast of Bentonville
Posted on 14 December 2007.
This week an appeals court ruled that a lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with paying women less than men, and granting them less promotions, could remain a class-action suit. NY Times/Reuters has this on details: The plaintiffs estimated they could win billions of dollars in lost pay and damages and that as many as two million women […]
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