I was a bit skeptical when I first opened this CNN list of twenty great American dishes, but I gotta say, other than missing anything with Hatch green chile, this is about as perfect of a list as you can come up with. You've got...
Author: Erik Loomis
Gavin Newsom often vetoes excellent bills, but he signed this one and I am glad. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law Friday barring employers from holding mandatory anti-union.
Unless anything changes between writing this post last night and this going up this morning, the International Longshoremen’s Association will be going on strike, closing all the ports on the.
This is the grave of Alexander Shepherd. Born in 1835 in Washington, D.C., Shepherd grew up working class, dropped of school at the age of 13, and got a job as a plumber's assistant. He was evidently good at it and worked his way up...
One of the funnest players in NBA history, a hugely important figure in the growth of African basketball, and one hell of a dominant defensive player. RIP.
This is the grave of Frank Chance. Born in 1876 in Sailda, California. Chance grew up in Fresno. He was well-off, the son of a bank president. He didn't need.
This one hurts an awful lot. I will have a lot more--A LOT MORE--about Kris tomorrow. Actually about to see Morgan Wade and am wondering if she will talk about him. But let's just say that he was one hell of a human being, as...
This is the grave of St. Ursula. The famous St. Ursula is supposedly buried in Cologne. I think this is claiming to be her. This is from the church in.
My big music news was seeing John Moreland at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland last week. It was my 4th time seeing Moreland, but the first time since 2017. He's.
As I suggested in my article at the Prospect about Deb Haaland, it makes a lot of sense for Harris to keep on most of Biden's Cabinet. There's already been an unusual amount of stability here, largely due to how hard it is to get...
I went to the FDR Library last week and saw its temporary exhibit, "Museum Exhibit Review: Black Americans, Civil Rights, and Black Americans, 1932-1962." It's pretty well known that FDR's.
The overall Biden effort on getting judges confirmed has been not bad. We will see if he can get past Trump's numbers. It's going to be close but would take.