When we think of the Republican Party in its early years, we often think of it as a party of freedom because it opposed slavery. But that's way too simplistic on a number of levels. The Republican Party was rife with internal factions over just...
Author: Erik Loomis
M.T. Anderson has an excellent essay placing the tragedy in Bangladesh, now with over 400 dead, into its proper historical context Again and again we see the same pattern, which.
I know Cheney jokes are easy, but this is still awesome: “The Cheney Museum offers a firsthand look at the life and work of our nation’s 46th vice president,” said.
Because of the writing I've done on Bangladesh and Texas, I've had a number of media appearances lately. First, I was on the David Shuster show last weekend, with Daniel Marans hosting. The interview is cut into 3 bite-sized clips for your viewing pleasure. And...
This is one way environmental racism works. Cleaning up the Gowanus Canal in New York? A good thing. Taking the nasty stuff from one wealthy white area of Brooklyn and.
Happy 80th to Willie Nelson!! "Hello Walls" is an early classic which Faron Young made a hit long before Willie had his own commercial success. The album from where this.
I don't usually link to crazy right-wing stuff, but watching Twitchy try to pivot from Jason Collins coming out as gay to Obama's actions around Benghazi is a beautiful example of complete and utter desperation and undiluted wingnuttery.
If anyone is interested, I am participating in a panel at HuffPo Live at 9:30 on workplace safety. In part at least, it will deal with the piece I wrote.
President Obama proclaimed yesterday "Workers Memorial Day." That would have been a much better thing if the president had mentioned anything about the recent deaths in West, Texas or even.
As Ezra Klein and others have said, there's no question that the Republicans have totally defeated the Democrats on all issues sequester. Caving on the FAA was politically almost inevitable and will probably set the stage for Republicans to roll back other parts of the...
Finally, the active Big 4 sports professional athlete barrier is broken, as Wizards center Jason Collins comes out as gay. Let's hope it's the first of many. It'd be nice.
On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its doors. The creation of OSHA proved to be one the greatest victory in American history for workplace health..