Sep 09 2010
Could Democrats Win in the Long Term After Losing Big This November?
The day after Labor day in an election year marks the official beginning of campaigning. President Obama is touring the country with what amounts to a stump speech for Democrats. Yesterday he spoke to a crowd in Cleveland and placed the blame for a stagnant economy on the shoulders of Republicans. He positioned Democrats as champions of the middle …
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An indigenous Guatemalan man named Manual Jamines was shot in the head and killed by Los Angeles Police officers in the Westlake area of Los Angeles over the Labor Day weekend. The Sunday evening shooting prompted hundreds of people protesting against the LAPD for three consecutive nights during which several arrests were made and at least three police officers …
BP yesterday released a report on the causes of the April 20th explosion on its Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The report is based on an internal investigation, and the company was immediately criticized for spreading the blame instead of taking responsibility for the events that led to 11 deaths and the most catastrophic oil spill in the history of the …
While pundits and economists worry about Wall Street’s well-being, Americans worry about losing their jobs, paying their bills and the health of the planet. The capitalist marketplace promotes the exploitation of people and natural resources as cheap fixes. But you don’t have to abandon your values to save a buck. Welcome to the People’s Marketplace. 
President Obama today will announce his administration’s new economic stimulus plan. It is expected to include hefty tax-credits and so-called investment incentives for businesses. Paul Krugman has criticized the business tax-cuts as being counter-productive as they will potentially cost the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Meanwhile, a new report shows that many corporations are not investing …
The biggest private-sector union election in nearly 70 years is set to take place this month. More than 40,000 healthcare employees of Kaiser Permanente will vote to choose whether they want to be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) or the newly formed National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The election is happening as a result …
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. The act was part of his revolutionary energy policy announced in 1977 to call on the American people to reject fossil fuels in favor of alternative energies in the wake of a major energy crisis. But less than ten years later, a new president, …
The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett
