Georgianne Nienaber: Feminism. It is almost an antiquated term in the United States, but to Salomon, it is her passion and her identity. She wraps her work in its tenets and infuses her actions with its meaning.
Scott Walker as Old Lord North
February 28, 2011 By
Berry Craig: My guess is that when Walker and his labor-hating Republican legislators took aim at public employee unions, they figured the private sector unions wouldn’t do much about it.
MLK’s Fight For Unions Still Essential
February 28, 2011 By
Michael Honey: In light of the clash of wills in Wisconsin, we should remember the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of King’s slogans that we rarely hear is this one: “all labor has dignity.”
Why All Workers Should Support Unions
February 28, 2011 By
Shamus Cooke: Thanks to years of right-wing propaganda — and labor union inertia — millions of Americans are “union skeptics,” unsure as to the nature of the union animal.
Michelle Rhee, Human Beings, and Teachers
February 28, 2011 By
Rebuilding Trust…One Penny at a Time
February 28, 2011 By
Tomas O’Grady: We are going to need two things moving forward to bring our public finances, state, city, and federal, into equilibrium: political courage and bold leadership.
Who’s The Spoiler?
February 27, 2011 By
Sharon Kyle: I believe that Marcy Winograd has demonstrated an unyielding commitment to stand for, do and say what’s in the best interest of the people regardless of the personal cost to her.
Marcy Winograd Launches Campaign for 36th CD
February 27, 2011 By
Marcy Winograd: I am running for Congress, again, because now is the time for bold leadership, for someone to stand up and say NO to those would privatize and loot America, to those who would seize our Social Security checks and deny us Medicare.
The Arab World’s Leadership Deficit
February 26, 2011 By
Will State Legislators Continue to Pull the Plug on Restrictive Immigration Measures?
February 26, 2011 By
Seth Hoy: While some state lawmakers reject the enforcement-only approach to immigration, others—like state Sen. Russell Pearce, author of Arizona’s SB 1070—continued to sink their state in restrictionist quicksand.
Issa Issues First FOIA Subpoena on Obama
February 26, 2011 By
Lee Fang: Issa has so far ignored a request by a group called the IssaFiles to respond to serious ethical questions raised by a New Yorker article by Ryan Lizza. The ten questions relate to a suspected arson at a factory insured by Issa earlier in his career.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Municipal Workers
February 26, 2011 By
Joseph Palermo: I cannot believe that in the 21st Century we are having this kind of a debate on the role of labor unions in this country. But I suppose it isn’t surprising since we have a new Gilded Age going on.
Class Warfare Needed to Get Rid of Bad Blood
February 26, 2011 By
David Love: In all manner of Talibanic extremism, the unhinged, lunatic rightward fringe is using this opportunity to push all of the foolishness they could imagine when they lived in the political wilderness and were jonesing for power.
Ironically, Anti-Union Republicans Need Unions
February 26, 2011 By
Walter Brasch: The unions had already said they would accept what amounts to an 8 percent cut. But, Walker, acting more like a caricature of a Fat Cat Boss, refused to negotiate. His demands, if put into law, would essentially “gut” public worker unions.
Marcy Winograd for Congress 2011 Special Election
February 25, 2011 By
Marcy Winograd announced she is kicking off a campaign to fill Jane Harman’s vacated 36th CD seat. The kick off starts Saturday, Feb. 26, 10 am in front of Fox Drug of Torrance (Old Town), 1327 El Prado, Torrance, 90501. Last June, Marcy Winograd, a teacher at Crenshaw High School, ran against the incumbent Jane Harman and received 41% of the vote.
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