Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has thrown his state into chaos by over-reaching. The unions have accepted all of the budgetary demands he has made. The dispute is whether they should also be stripped of collective bargaining rights: a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
Gloucester charter two year anniversary – it just gets worse
One of the conditions of the probation supplement was that the school create a plan to address the deficiencies in its special education program. Why these deficiencies exist is puzzling given that the schools founders had promoted … [Read more...]
St. Ronald on Unions (Not Suitable for Rightists)
Weekly Joke Revue: State Department Offers Support ‘to Whoever Winds Up Winning’
Wisconsin, heart of America: Borowitz: State Department Offers Support 'to Whoever Winds Up Winning:' Promises 'Strongest Possible Monitoring of Events from Afar' WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - As pro-democracy protests spread around … [Read more...]
Corporate Tapeworm Watch, Part Two
Megan McArdle, a conservative blogger at The Atlantic Monthly notes an analysis: Kevin Kinsella, the founder of VC firm Avalon Ventures, says that big pharmaceutical firms are essentially eating their seed corn--letting greed drive them … [Read more...]
These comfortable shoes are made for walking… or maybe just talking
Even the Kos ventured only a little tiny criticism -- and immediately defended himself, like a child anticipating a scolding, from his liberal parents. And he assured the readers that he will vote for Obama anyway. This is very … [Read more...]
With government shutdown imminent, John Boehner … goes golfing??
Demonstrating that he is, among other things, colossally tone-deaf, Speaker of the House John Boehner decided to hit the links the other day during a trip to Florida. This photo (HT Kos) is apparently not of that precise event, since … [Read more...]
Nationwide rallies Saturday to support WI and America
A national coalition of bloggers and patriotic public interest groups has organized rallies across the country for tomorrow: Rally to Save the American Dream In Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack. … [Read more...]
Right-wing think tanks having a field day
A truly hilarious "news" story in today's Herald shows the lengths to which right-wing activists (disguised as non-partisan intellectuals), together with their enablers in the media, will go to further their agenda. "Massachusetts could go … [Read more...]
Owning a Home: The American Dream?
The military really pushes homeownership, through low interest veterans' loans and whatnot. So now that I have more money than I've ever seen before, I've been thinking about my financial future. For the first time in my life, I actually … [Read more...]
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