"The roots of the NYU conflict, which now seems stalemated, go back to 2000, when the National Labor Relations Board ruled, in a historic decision, that graduate assistants at private universities were "employees" and thus entitled to union … [Read more...]
Archives for December 23, 2005
Change of management in Iraq
The article continues:Steven Aftergood, who heads the Project on Government Secrecy for the Federation of American Scientists, told us, "It's a belated recognition that existing policy on reconstruction and stabilization has been woefully … [Read more...]
There’s Something Happening in the DA Race
Which brings out the very interesting question, where the heck is this race going? There's no doubt in my mind that Festa would be the strongest DA out of the four we have to choose from, but can the other three spend millions combined and … [Read more...]
My Response to Cos
Plus, as much as I hate to admit it, the movement of Dean is incredibly limited. Sometimes we forget this. We generally surround ourselves with like minded people. So as you, Cos, who is awesome and incredibly involved, … [Read more...]
Check on your local pols – see if they are anti-gay
I got MassEquality and KnowThyNeighbor's emails that they have the public ballot init signature lists for the anti-gay-marriage petition, and I thought it would be a good thing to let readers in my town know what politicians here signed the … [Read more...]