Since we are navel-gazing these days, let's remember how RICK VENEMA, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA was not only the greatest troll in LGM history, but really in all of history. The first post linked above is great for many reasons, not only for RICK VENEMA's craziness...
Author: Erik Loomis
One of the stupidest little games Republicans like to play is to refer to the Democrats as the "Democrat Party" rather than the "Democratic Party." Seems like especially around 2009-11,.
I talked a bit about the emissions problems at the Sriracha factory last fall. In short, residents living near a chile sauce factory that is indifferent to emissions violations do.
If it wants to, American governments can play an enormous role in improving labor conditions overseas. The federal government could do all sorts of things to regulate the conditions of what comes into this country. At the very least, it could demand the products it...
Rural New Mexico is a very interesting place. It's basically the only rural area of the United States that is militantly pro-Democratic. When I lived in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
David Graeber has an interesting essay basically getting after Thomas Piketty from the left, saying that the now famous economist's essential acceptance of capitalism is a problem because it ignores.
This is a depressing story. Pro-union forces in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama are asking the United Auto Workers to stop organizing there because the UAW won't bring the election up to a vote. Garner and Jim Spitzley, another longtime employee, have been key spokesmen...
After a vigorous day of book submission and navel-gazing, I think we could all use a serious topic for this Saturday night. Like this:
So I am supposed to write something for this 10th anniversary deal. Not really sure what to say. It's certainly nice to have an audience after blogging for eons in.
It seems that Nic Kristof was more than a dupe of Somaly Mam's lies. Sounds like he was complicit to a significant degree: Many of her accolades, in turn, can be traced back to her friendship with New York Times columnist Nick Kristof. As of...
Huh, it's almost like criminalizing sex work just drives it underground instead of gets rid of it. Who knew.
I don't understand why China would force this guy to serve seven months in one of its prisons making Christmas lights for the American market. This is technically illegal since.