John is definitely onto something about the fact that police are real Murkins because they carry guns. The military analogy goes even farther: Joe Klein’s dick gets hard when Michelle Rhee gives him tours of inner-city “war zone” schools, the same way it does when David Petraeus tells him stories about fighting bad guys in …
Fuck The Middle-Class
The far right cannot hold
Republicans are breaking rank in Wisconsin. The Wall Street Journal reports that one moderate Republican, state Sen. Dale Schultz, has proposed changing the budget proposal supported by Walker slightly but fundamentally: instead of losing their collective bargaining rights in perpetuity, as the governor wants, they would only lose the right to negotiate for benefits through …
The Inexplicable Conservative Assault on Collective Bargaining
Gets curiouser and curiouser… First, (and thank you to commenter morzer for this) Governor Walker seems to be spreading some confusion on collective bargaining: And yet on the morning of Feb. 18, 2011 — a day after Democratic state senators fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on the bill — Walker made a startling …
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Maps to consider…
A few days ago, Josh Marshall over at TPM published a map of how various States treat collective bargaining for public employees’ unions: There are some obvious patterns when one considers this map (including the Red State/Blue State memes of recent years). Deeper pattens emerge when you look at a map of Free States and …
Rejoice and Be Exceedingly Glad
Word has it there is great reward in heaven. Here on earth, not so much: The 401(k) generation is beginning to retire, and it isn’t a pretty sight. The retirement savings plans that many baby boomers thought would see them through old age are falling short in many cases. The median household headed by a …
Cartoons for Sully
I like Andrew Sullivan, but his infinite credulity on certain subjects tends to over shadow his good work on others. His over-the-top support for the Iraq war and the general neo-con con about ‘regime change’ by force of arms was one example. Over time, reality seeped into his world view and he changed his mind. …
Ohio
Dear Ohio BJ’ers If you’re not on the ODP list: There will be a major mobilization this coming Tuesday at 1pm at the Ohio statehouse. This is when the next hearing and possible committee vote will take place on SB 5, the GOP bill to repeal collective bargaining. We’d like all of you to join …