I know this cartoon is supposed to represent congressional infighting in 1798. But I think it is also a pretty good facsimile of the Republican Caucus in 2013.
Author: Erik Loomis
This essay on Obama campaign staffers finding his likely approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline deeply disturbing and conflicting is really interesting, not because of what the story says but.
I have a piece up at Labor Online about the difficulties of meaningful coalition building between the AFL-CIO and other progressive organizations. An excerpt: But of course the American union.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised that Fox News hosts wouldn't know the difference between Mexico and Nicaragua and probably assumes they all wear sombreros and take siestas.
The Republican Party's primary mission is to punish the poor.
Sinead O'Connor
Sure, Republican senators may be badmouthing Ted Cruz and yelling at him in private. But until they start badmouthing him to reporters using their own names instead of anonymously, they are still scared of him and it doesn't mean very much. Given how much he...
Conservatives are lamely trying to put Democrats on the defensive by trying to force open popular parts of the government, like national parks. While I really want the national parks.
The Boston Globe is having a big sad because mayoral finalist and union member (Laborers Local 223) Marty Walsh votes in the state legislature closer to the AFL-CIO than Koch.
I can't see how this isn't the greatest endorsement of the Democratic Party ever: “Saturday Night Live” alumnus and “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” actor Rob Schneider appeared in a short video (embedded below) with California Assemblyman — and Republican gubernatorial hopeful — Tim Donnelly and...
In our continuing chronicle of jellyfish taking over the planet and replacing humans as the dominant species, we have jellyfish attacking Sweden and shutting down a nuclear reactor. The Soviets.
I love the Republican Party's ideological consistency: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) worked with top congressional Democrats behind the scenes to preserve employer contributions for congressional staff's health care plans.