Yesterday the Ohio Senate passed SB5, a bill to strip public employees of their basic right to collectively bargain. This was after some very dirty tricks by the Senate GOP, including booting two GOP members off the committee because they opposed the bill. What isn’t getting much attention is one little provision hidden in the […]
I’m sorry, but if you believe FOX news is factual and honest, I have a bridge to sell you: Fox News has been making a lot of hay about one of their reporters allegedly being “punched” by a protester in Madison, Wisconsin. Turns out, that didn’t happen. Mike Tobin, reporting from amid the massive demonstration […]
No information as far as how the justices decisions went. This is a case stemming from the “God Hates Fags” crowd protesting a marine’s funeral. This post will be updated…. UPDATE: The decision was 8-1 with Alito dissenting.
Perhaps a good place to start looking at government waste is in the military contracts, specifically those tied to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: A new report from a bipartisan commission set up to scrutinize the unprecedented use of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan concludes that the United States has wasted tens of billions […]
The mayor of New York hits the nail on the head: Correcting this imbalance is not easy, but in a growing number of states, budget deficits are being used to justify efforts to scale back not only labor costs, but labor rights. The impulse is understandable; public sector unions all too often stand in the […]
Republicans went on a rampage last year claiming that scientists the world over engaged in the historically largest act of collusion ever to coax the world into believe the climate was in trouble. Now we are finding out (yet again) that these people on the right were trying to dope the world into believing their […]
Things are going to get really interesting now: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. Assange will appeal, his legal team confirmed. If this is unsuccessful, he will be extradited to Sweden in 10 days. Delivering his ruling at a hearing at Belmarsh magistrates […]
The fringe elements of America’s right continues to show it’s ugly head: Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) has made a name for himself by introducing far-right extremist bills. He has introduced legislation barring the state from requiring vaccinations, eliminating income taxes and replacing them with nothing, and requiring state taxpayers to only pay in […]
A quick follow-up on my morning post about Indiana assistant attorney general Jeff Cox calling for “live ammunition” against Wisconsin protestors. Cox has now lost his job with the state: The Indiana Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday morning that Cox’s comments were under review. A later statement said Cox was “no longer employed by this […]
The rhetorical violence of the right continues: Members of the various Tea Party, 9/12, and other freedom-oriented folks in the Atlanta area will be assembling in the vicinity of Georgia State Capitol this coming Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm. We’ll be providing balance to the ravings of the passengers aboard the SEIU Thugbus, which is […]