The Tea Party Patriots, an umbrella group for state and local Tea Party groups around the country, is rallying its supporters against NPR in response to hidden camera footage of an NPR executive, Ron Schiller, describing the movement’s members as “seriously, seriously racist people.” The video was filmed by James O’Keefe’s group, Project Veritas, and… Continue reading Anyone want to bet that this video is as phony as the Acorn and other O’Keefe videos are?
Collective bargaining for me, but not for thee
This brings to mind the phenomenon that’s sort of the obverse of union decline—the extraordinary level of solidarity manifested by the corporate executive class in the United States of America. There are plenty of individual firms that benefit from this or that public sector spending stream, but essentially all business organizations are solidly united in… Continue reading Collective bargaining for me, but not for thee
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Fox’s Carlson To Muslim Cleric: Have You Committed Acts Of Terrorism?
On Fox and Friends this morning, the co-host had a contentious interview with Anjem Choudary, the head of the controversial UK-based Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, who is planning a March 3 protest outside the White House to call for the establishment of Sharia law in America. From TPMDC Fox actually finds its Sharia law straw-man.
Dane County Sheriff tells Gov. Walker: We won’t be your “palace guard.”
The Kochs and the Commons
Suppose I had a business where what I do is find people who live in flood prone areas and threaten to wreck their houses unless they pay me money. That would be called an extortion racket, not capitalism. I don’t own those people’s houses. Real capitalism requires the government to restrain me from knocking the… Continue reading The Kochs and the Commons
We’re actually purchasing shockingly little in the way of improved health for all that money
Americans are getting richer, agriculture is becoming more efficient, apparel is increasingly made by Bangladeshis or robots, etc. At the same time, computers and other electronic gadgets are getting cheaper in real terms. And if some things shrink as a share of our income, other things need to grow. The biggest of those things has… Continue reading We’re actually purchasing shockingly little in the way of improved health for all that money
Deja vu all over again
I don’t watch cable news, or actually any kind of TV news. But I gather that there’s a virtual blackout on the huge demonstrations in Wisconsin, except on Fox, which portrays them as thuggish and violent. What that makes me think of is January-February 2003, when anyone watching cable news would have believed that only… Continue reading Deja vu all over again
Ronald Reagan on Union Membership as One of the Most Elemental Human Rights
Reagan was the only president in American history to have belonged to a union, the AFL-CIO affiliated Screen Actors Guild. And he even served six terms as president of the organized labor group. Additionally, Reagan was a staunch advocate for the collective bargaining rights of one of the world’s most famous and most influential trade… Continue reading Ronald Reagan on Union Membership as One of the Most Elemental Human Rights
Making Things
As we’re able to produce more material goods with fewer people, that ought to lead not only to more chefs and yoga instructors and private security guards but also more preschool teachers and cops and home health aides. There’s an argument out there that “we can’t afford” the larger public sector that’s currently projected for… Continue reading Making Things