Whenever I think of Mondale, which I admit is not really all that often, I wonder what could have been had a solid liberal like him had actually been able to defeat Reagan in 1984. I remain determined
Hey, Bernie Madoff died. I know no one is sadder than Mets fans! Remember back when this grifter scumbag was seen as a genius and serious figure that people had to listen to? Those sure were good time
Good. G. Gordon Liddy, the undercover operative whose bungling of the Watergate break-in triggered one of the gravest constitutional crises in American history and led to the resignation of President
Karen Lewis, the amazing head of the Chicago Teachers Union who took on Rahm Emanuel and inspired a new generation of teacher militancy, has died. Former teachers union President Karen Lewis has died.
John Sweeney, who ran an upstart campaign in 1995 to take over the AFL-CIO presidency and revive the labor movement, has died. Sweeney in the end was never the transformative figure some had hoped. Bu
We need to note the passing of one of the heroes of modern times: Juan Guzmán Tapia, a Chilean judge who was the first person to prosecute the country’s onetime military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, us
The baseball Hall of Famer apocalypse continues with one of the true all time greats. Aaron had to put up with so much shit for breaking Babe Ruth’s record. The man had no reason to be all class
The issue of sex work is complicated one, but the absolute principle needs to be that sex workers have rights and those rights need to be respected. But if your work is criminalized, you have no right