Here’s an interesting take on #OccupyWallStreet from Matt Stoler (which I found via @jayrosen): What these people are doing is building, for lack of a better word, a church of dissent. It’s not a march, though marches are spinning off of the campground. It’s not even a protest, really. It is a group of people, […]
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Encouraging Health Doings in Montana
Well lookey here (via Think Progress): HELENA – Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Wednesday he will ask the U.S. government to let Montana set up its own universal health care program, taking his rhetorical fight over health care to another level. Like Republicans who object to the federal health care law, the Democratic governor also argues […]
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When Chris Christie Sits Around the Oval Office, He Sits Around the Oval Office
For some reason, until Jon Stewart said it the other night, nobody had mentioned that current GOP savior and soon to be ex-GOP savior Chris Christie is a dead ringer for another colorful New Jersey character, Sopranos capo Bobby Bacala. Bobby was, as you’ll recall, big-boned. Michael Kinsley thinks Christie’s girth will make it impossible […]
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That’s RICO
Corporations are increasingly using anti-racketeering laws to keep employees from unionizing.
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Florida Rulz
The shake-up in the GOP primary calendar could make or break Romney’s and Perry’s presidential bids — but only if they continue neck-in-neck.
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Chump Change We Can’t Believe In
Tomorrow night is the third-quarter fundraising deadline and the speculation games have already begun. The New York Times looked at 2008 Obama supporters who are now fed up with Obama and unwilling to sacrifice even $3 because Obama didn’t deliver the change they believed in. This line of thinking will likely frame how the new […]
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Beyond Astroturf
There’s a well-traveled saying, generally attributed to social theorist Eric Hoffer, that goes like this: Every great movement starts out as a cause, turns into a business, and eventually devolves into a racket. Well it looks like some folks are finding new and innovative ways to make the Tea Party a part of their business. […]
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Rick Perry Might Have Dropped, But Romney Didn’t Gain
After a meandering debate performance in which Rick Perry dared to show an ounce of humanity, media outlets have been quick to proclaim that he’s lost his chances of gaining the GOP nomination. That narrative was backed up by the polls released over the past week, which have shown Perry dropping from his front-runner status. […]
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Adoption Fraud in Guatemala
Last week, I discussed some of the fraud and corruption that haunt international adoption. If you’re interested, you should know about Erin Siegal, author of the forthcoming Finding Fernanda, which explores kidnapping, fraud, and endemic corruption in adoptions from Guatemala. For years, that country was one of the top “sending” countries in international adoption — […]
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Democrats Still Wondering Which GOP Candidate Will Destroy Civilization
The latest sign of trouble for the White House comes from a Gallup poll out today, showing that Democrats are not particularly psyched up about 2012. Cue gnashing of teeth: “Gallup’s initial — and early — reading on Republicans’ and Democrats’ enthusiasm for 2012 indicates the emotional climate surrounding that election could be quite different […]
