ulie Driscoll’s look at the long-term effects of the Komen Foundation’s ill-advised decision to strip its funding for Planned Parenthood for what were rather obviously political reasons, led this week’s LA Progressive 10 Most Read articles list.
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The Right to Shirk
February 5, 2012 By
John T. Cumbler: Indiana ’s proposed “Right to Work” Act is not just anti-union, it is anti-democratic. Under the law if a majority of workers in a plant vote for a union, those who opposed the union would not have to contribute dues to the union.
Mitch Daniels Is a Scab
February 5, 2012 By
Devin Griggs: His presidential hopes dashed by a “kinder, gentler” approach to hot-button social issues, Daniels has now joined the ranks of scab governors Scott Walker, Chris Christie, and Jan Brewer.
Does AA Really Work?
February 4, 2012 By
Kevin Gray: Scores of studies have tried to analyze the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous. But statistics about the group’s success rates are contradictory and often surprising.
Mittens, You’re No Tom Paine
February 3, 2012 By
Dave Blake: What really bugs me is Romney going out of his way to quote Tom Paine, the most radical of the American revolutionary pamphleteers. Isn’t distorting Jesus enough for him? Is he going after Marx next?
Democratic Caucuses Support Move to End Afghanistan War
February 1, 2012 By
The chairs of the Veterans Caucus and Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party today praised the Obama Administration’s announcement that the U.S. would end combat operations in the war in Afghanistan in 2013.
California State Senate Kills Universal Health Care Bill
February 1, 2012 By
The Campaign for a Healthy California (CHC) today denounced the failure of the California Senate to pass SB 810, the California Universal Care Act. The bill died when it remained two votes short of passage.
10 Most This Week Led by Joseph Palermo’s Take on Stephen Colbert
January 31, 2012 By
Joseph Palermo’s look at how humorist Stephen Colbert has gotten under the mainstream media’s skin — “Stephen Colbert Befuddles Even ‘Liberal’ Chuck Todd” — led this week’s LA Progressive 10 Most Read articles.
Friday Feedback: Do Newt, Mitt and the Boys Even Like Most People?
January 26, 2012 By
Friday Feedback: This week, an article by Steve Hochstadt, Do Republican Candidates Like Most Americans?, drew a series of comments, supportive and not. We’ll lead with Steve’s aggregate response, then include the observations by others he comments on.
NAFTA of the Pacific?
January 25, 2012 By
Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement – Out of the public eye, trade ministers and corporate lobbyists are pressing for a NAFTA-style deal that would encourage off-shoring of US jobs and drive down wages
Friday Feedback: Attacks on Teachers
January 20, 2012 By
This week, an article by Mark Naison, “How Attacks on Teachers and Government Workers Will Impact All Our Lives,” drew the following exchange between Ryder and Steve Wider.
Is AA “Too White”?
January 19, 2012 By
Jeff Deeney: Dismissing AA as a white-person’s movement, many black addicts take a pass on the 12-steps and seek salvation from their church. That’s not always a prescription for success.
Obama and Leftists Survey — Question 5
January 18, 2012 By
After the November election, how will America look in the coming four years?
Obama and Leftists Survey — Question 4
January 18, 2012 By
Occupy and Democrats: dating, marriage, just friends?
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Friday Feedback: What’s the Economy for Anyway?
This week, Joe Weinstein, one of our most prolific and thoughtful commentators, addresses Robert Reich’s “What’s the Economy for Anyway?”