The Postal Service laying off 120,000 workers is just about the worst thing that could happen to the economy. Mark Andersen suggests a simple solution to fix the USPS problems: The fix for our postal service is simple and it does not have to mean...
Author: Erik Loomis
Here's another recipe of sorts for you, from Elizabeth Fries Ellet's 1871 book New Cyclopaedia of Domestic Economy, and Practical Housekeeper. Really more of a practical tip on how to.
Mark Engler has an excellent discussion of why the Verizon strike is so important, or as he puts it, the next Wisconsin: The parallel to Wisconsin is apt for several.
I can't say that I got quite as annoyed as Yglesias (or Farley for that matter) about this piece of drink snobbery that listed drinks one should never order in public. This is mostly my own snobbery because who really cares what someone orders if...
1. Thirteen unions are boycotting the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte because North Carolina is a "right to work" state. These are mostly the building trades, for whom using.
As the nation's smallest state and one of its least populated, not to mention being next to Massachusetts, you wouldn't expect a whole lot from Rhode Island's prominent politician list..
Sarah Jaffe has an excellent if depressing piece about the recent spike in consumer debt: So why the jump in buying on credit, if people still don't have money to spend? Carlos X. Alexandre at Seeking Alpha explained: “...the most logical interpretation is that as...
The border fence is such a disaster. Here's yet another example: Flooding caused by a border security fence in southwestern Arizona shows the structure is being built too quickly and.
Since people seem rather taken (or annoyed) with my possum and taters recipe, I'll throw a couple of other classics of American food preparation over the weekend. Here's a recipe.
American food, ladies and gentlemen. So tasty I want to puke. I think I'd rather have this recipe for possum and taters.
Kristin Rawls has an interesting piece at Global Comment on participating in MoveOn.org actions and the lack of vision from that organization. In part: On their own, they’re not terribly.
There's been a surprising number of union victories of late. I discuss several of them in my new piece at Alternet and consider their possible implications. With all of this.