The man who proved that you could be too dumb to win the Republican presidential nomination is back for another bite at the apple, brought to you once again by Ambien and Tito's Vodka, America's favorite pre-debate cocktail. So it's worth remembering that he believes...
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Chris Murphy and Al Franken have introduced a bill to ban one of the most egregiously oppressive practices against low-wage workers: noncompete clauses. The bill from Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
I'm a little late, perhaps for a reason. Objectively, the hockey should be excellent. But I really can't bring myself to care much whether a team going for its 3rd.
Above: George Meany, 1967 Stephen Lerner spoke at a plenary session during last week's Fighting Inequality conference. He asked us to engage in an intellectual exercise. If you could take a time machine back to 1955, what is the one thing you would tell the...
This is a thing Meghan Daum wrote. It is, as you can see, uncharacteristically silly: It's a striking juxtaposition, to say the least. In the news this week we've seen.
One of the basic tasks a Republican politician who hopes to be elected president must master is the ability to play both sides on abortion--to be pro-life enough for the.
Beth linking to it earlier reminds me that this, from Belle Waring, deserves to be quoted in full: What did Freddie deBoer have to say to feminists who make jokes on the internet? That they are not intellectually rigorous, that they are insecure, emotional and...
I have a new piece up at Counterpunch on the Santa Barbara oil spills, 1969 and 2015: The environmental legislation the Santa Barbara oil spill produced included the National Environmental.
Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza where over 1100 workers were killed in the largest workplace accident in industrial history, has been charged with murder in Bangladesh. 42 others.
University of Virginia press release: The University of Virginia announced Monday that Paul G. Mahoney will step down on June 30, 2016 after eight years as dean of the School of Law and return to teaching and scholarship full-time. During his tenure, Mahoney advanced the...
I apologize for not being around much. I'm trying to get over a sinus infection and my son just came down with a nasty cold. Life is kicking my butt.
We'll have the seventh episode up later this week, but decided that since there's going to be more demand for this one, we ought to post this first. Enjoy!