The Power of Organizing
Organizing for workers’ rights pays off Hard work, we’re told, always pays off. Sure it does — ask a farmworker, a roofer, or a home health aide. In … Read more
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Lost Journal: Boxing and Bathrooms and Books – Oh My!
Journal entry: January 8, 1977 (age 7) – Boxing and Bathrooms and Books Last weekend, I was forced (for the fifty millionth time) to box with my older … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/12/14
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
Tiger Mom: “Get into Harvard, then come tell me Happy F#%ing Mother’s Day”
Tiger Moms not impressed by standard Mother’s Day This mother’s day weekend, Yale Law Professor, Amy Chua, co-author of the well-known book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, … Read more
Corporate Lobbyists Challenged by a Growing “Populist Lobby”
“Populist lobby” hopes to have impact Imagine a bold headline blaring, “An Army of 1,500 Lobbyists Swarms Capitol Hill.” But that wouldn’t be news, since it happens every … Read more
Hillary Clinton Asks Woman to Throw Second Shoe, Matching Handbag
Shoe-lover Hillary Clinton would like more, please. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as everyone knows, had a shoe thrown at her a little less than a month … Read more
Lost Journal: The Bard is for the Birds
Journal entry: The Bard “I want everyone to pair up with someone in the class who you don’t know.” It was the first day of my first acting … Read more
Animal Neutering Advocate Neuters Self to Set an Example
Neutering self seemed like good idea at the time “It just seemed kind of hypocritical, advocating spay and neutering while I’m walking around still intact,” Les Cocker shared … Read more
Lazy Stupid Ham Butts
Bad week for old white racist men It wasn’t what you would call the most favorable week for old white racist men. Then again, these weeks, not many … Read more
Mud Boggin’ and BBQ Cook-off at Bundy Ranch to Draw More Militia
Bundy Ranch events for fun-loving militia Contrary to news reports from several mainstream media outlets that the stand-off at the Cliven Bundy ranch was devolving into a free-for … Read more
