Those who do not remember the past are condemned to low wages, managerial mistreatment, and old age poverty. What kind of boss do you think the underhanded, contemptuous, and inflexible Scott Walker will be to work for? While Martin Ritt was not an exceptional film stylist, his origins in the 1930s Group Theater led to […]
Hugo Chavez in Wisconsin
It is a core distinction between the American Left and Right that while liberals seek to expand rights in ways that conservatives often dislike and find offensive, conservatives simply seek to deprive citizens of rights and to take from them those they already have. You can find video of this historic travesty of democracy – […]
Meet the Opposition to Labor Rights
I was going to post today (and will another day) on a number of rhetorically sly and fallacious argumentative ploys I’ve encountered lately, but you may have noticed that I am singularly focused these days on the GOP’s reactionary assault on labor rights and working people. It is a critical moment in U.S. social history, […]
The Political Lexicologist: Overreach THIS
What’s the difference between technical jargon and mind-numbing, unthinking cliché? Why, it’s that while I, on occasion, may resort to the former, you, of course, invariably use the latter. In the arid world of politics, however, we are richly blessed with language that is oppressively both and of which the citizenry is the object of […]
The GOP’s “Systematic Assault” on Middle Class Americans & Unions
The statement of Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) on the floor of the House this morning. The truth in five minutes. Related articles GOP govs show Obama no love (politico.com) GOP Attacks on Unions are Bad Short-Term Politics, But is There a Long-Term Goal? (elections.firedoglake.com)