Alright, this is really very funny.
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.
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I HATE WORKERS….
I HATE WORKERS. Nathan Newman, with typical subtlety and nuance, accuses me of “attacking the Chicago Retail Workers bill as a danger since it might actually improve the lives of Wal-Mart workers.” What can I say? Nathan’s got me. I’m a mean-spirited cur implacably opposed to any program that makes a worker’s life slightly less […]
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How Dumb?
One more thing on the health care question: Nathan Newman accuses me of thinking all the unions, “fair-share” advocates, consumer groups, and so forth fighting for expansions to the employer-based system are “dumb.” What I actually said is that some unions have short-term goals which may conflict with longer-term goals, but no matter. What I […]
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I Hate Workers
Nathan Newman, deploying his typical talent subtlety and nuance, accuses me of “attacking the Chicago Retail Workers bill as a danger since it might actually improve the lives of Wal-Mart workers.” What can I say? Nathan’s got me dead to rights. I’m a mean-spirited cur implacably opposed to any program that makes a worker’s life […]
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Funny How That Works
Bush spent the other day extolling free trade at a Harley factory in York, Pennsylvania. The gleaming, roaringly successful motorcycle manufacturer is an apparently popular spot for disconnected politicians seeking a good prop for their brave broadside against protectionism. That the factory itself only stands because of Ronald Reagan’s tenfold increase in tariffs on foreign […]
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Silly Judge
US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor has declared Bush’s wiretapping program illegal and unconstitutional, a clear violation of FISA. What “Judge Diggs” clearly forgets is that FISA was an unconstitutional abrogation of President Bush’s right to do whatever the fuck he wants. Can’t argue with that reasoning, Judge. It’s science.
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HEALTH CARE: STILL…
HEALTH CARE: STILL SCREWED UP. There�s nothing too new in all this, but in case you were seeking further confirmation that health care is now a middle-class problem, a new study by the Commonwealth Institute reports that 48 percent of adults making between $35,000 and $50,000 report major problems paying for health coverage, as do […]
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UNIONS AND POLITICS….
UNIONS AND POLITICS. Kelly Candaele, a former Los Angeles AFL-CIO employee, has one of those occasional op-eds counseling that the union movement recede from politics and focus on organizing. A couple thoughts: � Candaele is using Chicago’s law forcing Big Box retailers to pay a living wage as her jumping-off point. But that was a […]
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Should Unions Play Politics?
Kelly Candaele, a former LA AFL-CIO employee, has one of those occasional op-eds counseling that the union movement recede from politics and focus on organizing. A couple thoughts: • Candaele is using Chicago’s law forcing Big Box retailers to pay a living wage as her jumping off point. But that was a local initiative, not […]
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Why 2006 Matters More Than Usual
Harold Meyerson writes: And the liberal case for Casey is a strong one — particularly on trade. A critic of both the North American and Central American free-trade agreements, Casey wants trade pacts that require signatory nations to enforce worker rights and environmental protections. A number of leading Democratic senatorial candidates this year — Ohio’s […]