Organizing Grievances

Happy Labor day! (could not let it pass without a post) I watched with glee the Obama speech to the AFL/CIO today, and well it got me fired ...

We should be mindful, and critical, of even the best-written of the leading liberal fantasy-'profiles' of Obama . Also: whatever t...

[See the "poll" on the "right," alright?] This (admittedly rightward-ho!- ish) explanation of the all-at-once strategy ...

for reference purposes, please see Labor Calls for Unity After Years of Division - NYTimes.com The union presidents issued their joint call ...

Good Guys/Girls Win! Obama's first legislative act shouldn't be allowed to go without saying. Of course, we should all be shocked a...

"Can opener to top of beer can makes a great ashtray! " - kyle m'ccaterbear. we will now begin our odyssey, jetting to Jersey ...

John Nichols has a darling piece for the Progressive that joins works by Adolph Reed and Doug Henwood in the canon of the left-Obama-critic...

[i'm working through an obstacle with exactly these cans on my ears. dual volume controls! i am enjoying very much the new Deerhunter a...

Ezra Klein joins in our speculation about the chances of getting the Employee Free Choice Act folded into BHO's early, massive stimulus...

Who you got for labor?.....waiting... TPM reports: Former Rep. David Bonior, who has deep roots in the labor movement, has mounted an aggre...

from huffpo : An aide to Barack Obama reaffirmed the President-elect's support for the labor movement's chief legislative priority i...

I was just perusing Glenn's excellent discussion of the aftermath of Brennan's "removal from consideration" and the crapp...

Digby has a post up about a flowchart (of questionable origin) describing the possibles at various cabinet levels. She seems to think tha...

There's a fair number of people out there who - despite witnessing spontaneous worldwide street parties - are having a hard time actuall...

I am being deluged with calls to hold Obama's "feet to the fire." With some exceptions, I didn't recall the people sending...

Avi Zenilman and Ben Smith give credit where credit is due , to the "older, industrial unions" that have, in their opinions, actua...

From the comments at Real Clear Politics: Posted by: Marion Valentine Oct 28, 10:45 AM Aft...

Behold , and you really do want to take some time with the comments on this one.

Holy shit. I believe.

story of the day , though I cannot link you to the actual WSJ content without all of us subscribing. Former Fed Chair Volcker (1979-1987),...