www.KatieHalper.com In its response to the events of Honduras, the Obama Administration is acting like a CT (Coup-tease), whose commitment phobia and"joint military operations. " intimacy issues render it paralyzed and unable to engage in a healthy relationship with Latin America. The Administration flirts with the idea that the coup is really a coup, and […]
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Top 10 Reasons the U.S. Isn’t Getting its Panties in a Bunch over Honduras
Posted on 11 July 2009.
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The Week in Headlines
Posted on 12 March 2009.
In An Effort To Reach Out, Hillary Clinton Accepts Iran’s Invitation To Attend A Sold-Out Public Stoning Republicans Oppose Obama’s Plan To Appoint First Presidential A Cappella Group Obama Asks Health And Human Services Nominee Kathleen Sebelius To Talk To Malia and Sasha About "The Birds and Bees Stuff" Obama And Biden […]
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Obama Pound: In Historic Moment, White People Exposed To “Fist Bump
Posted on 06 June 2008.
The Obama pound, exchanged between Michelle and Barack on Tuesday night, marked a historic moment. Yeah, there’s that whole first black nominee for president thing. But more significant, is the fact that the greeting which has been described by confused white journalists as a "fist bump," "closed-fist high-five," "a frat-tastic fist bump" and a "’Hezbollah’ […]
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What Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
Posted on 01 February 2008.
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support that John Edwards had. I suspect that the campaigns of both Sens. Clinton and Obama are working the phones hard to […]
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What Will Labor Do With Edwards Out Of The Race?
Posted on 01 February 2008.
One interesting aspect–and an important one that has gotten very little coverage in the media (please put links to anything you see in the Comments section)–is what happens now to the labor support that John Edwards had. I suspect that the campaigns of both Sens. Clinton and Obama are working the phones hard to […]
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Labor’s Choice For President (Part IV): SEIU Neutral
Posted on 10 October 2007.
(This is the fourth installment of an occasional update on where the labor movement is ending up in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination) At this point, this is really not a surprise: the Service Employees International Union has chosen not to endorse, at the national level, any one candidate, freeing up […]
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Sweating In Soldier Field: Too Timid on Trade
Posted on 09 August 2007.
The most interesting responses during last night’s presidential "debate" were those on trade, specifically, those answers to Keith Olbermann’s question about whether NAFTA should be scraped or fixed. I admit that I have an abnormal interest in the topic but, to me, it is the defining issue for the future for workers here and abroad. […]
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Major Unions Set To Endorse–But Will They?
Posted on 08 August 2007.
Today is a significant day for the Democratic presidential race: the unions of the AFL-CIO will be freed up to endorse candidates. But, I suspect that a number of unions may hold back, at least until after Labor Day. Here are a few guesses, some based on information and some wildly speculative and pulled out […]
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