I don't want this man to be president of the United States. I don't care about anything else, but if I did, it would be this: Mitt Romney is lying about stuff now Mitt Romney doesn't care that he is and has been lying about stuff Mitt Romney doesn't care when he gets caught lying [...]
Tag: horrified
Wikipedia: the sorrow and the pity
"For the past 10 years I've immersed myself in the details of one of the most famous events in American labor history, the Haymarket riot and trial of 1886. Along the way I've written two books and a couple of articles about the episode. In some circles that affords me a presumption of expertise on [...]
SOPA dope is bad news for everything anyone cares about
"I'm a world-class nerd. But that doesn't mean I understand the nuts and bolts of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an internet censorship bill on which the House Judiciary Commitee held hearings today." The Stop Online Piracy Act and You: A Primer, Gizmoto, December 15, 2011 And the heavy hitters supporting this disaster: SOPA [...]
America puts on skis to step on a slippery slope
"Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23. Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said. "Janke knew the gunmen could be anywhere on the 3,000-acre spread in eastern North Dakota. Fearful of an [...]
UC Davis is never going to live this down
Nor should they. (bow down to this photographer, Louise Macabitas, who doesn't have a site I can link to) "Hundreds of students and faculty members at UC Davis gathered Monday in the campus quad to protest the use of pepper spray on students by university police last week. "The police on Friday sprayed a group [...]
Just call the cops
"Based on my experience at the four universities, administrative decisions on a range of matters are often based on the "best interest of the university," not necessarily the individuals involved. That seems to make sense, considering that everyone employed by any university is replaceable--even a football coach with the most wins in NCAA history. But [...]
Why we live the way we live now in California
"First, as something of a preface, let's just posit that Prop 13 has been an overall disaster for the state. After all, this is a progressive blog. If you want details of how that is the case, well, just use that google box to the left. We have plenty of information about that. You could [...]
Bank Transfer Day: November 5, 2011
Bank Transfer Day and an interview podcast with the founder, Kristen Christian. She's with Los Angeles Federal Credit Union, which is open to any Los Angeles resident. They have walk-in branches or you can open an account via their website. Or there's PerkStreet.com, online banking. And if you're with Bank of America, well, here's what [...]
3 million jobs for 14 million unemployed is tragically absurd
"Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a partnership with Facebook designed to connect the jobless with companies that are hiring. The Social Jobs Partnership will aggregate a variety of existing, but often little-known, job-search services on a new Facebook page in hopes of drawing more attention to them. "'Landing on this page can help [...]
The Moral War Started in the 70s
"I'm referring, as you might guess, to what happened during Monday's G.O.P. presidential debate. CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked Representative Ron Paul what we should do if a 30-year-old man who chose not to purchase health insurance suddenly found himself in need of six months of intensive care. Mr. Paul replied, 'That’s what freedom is all [...]