Democrats’ Freakout: McAuliffe Loses VA Governor Race by Nearly 3 Points; NJ Governor Result Too Close to Call
Voters are not eating cake, um, the Democrats’ dogfood.
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Deere Union Members Reject Second Management Offer; Key Demands Include Greater Workplace Say
Deere union members at 12 of 14 factories put the screws on management by rejecting their latest offer.
Read more...866-662-3339: The “Equifax” Verification Fraud as Illustration of Pervasive Scamming in the US
How fraudsters at 866-662-3339 pretend to be affiliated with Equifax but scream otherwise with their conduct, plus how to mess with them.
Read more...Lee Camp: The Four Layers of Reality — And Why We’re Only Allowed to Talk About One
On how the media does (and doesn’t) construct reality.
Read more...Jared Holst: RBG – Political Incorrectness v. the Merch Machine (From the Archives)
Thanks to Katie Couric, we’ve learned RBG had more to say about all that kneeling during the anthem stuff.
Read more...More on the Use and Misuse of Anger
More discussion of anger in the social and political contexts.
Read more...It’s OK To Be Angry. How Else Will We Change the World?
Getting angry is close to taboo. Nice way to strangle dissent.
Read more...The John Deere Strike: Organized Labor’s Turning Point?
Will the Deere strike become a watershed event, a PATCO in reverse?
Read more...Why Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking
Workers are getting uppity. What is surprising is that it took so long.
Read more...More ‘Disease’ Than ‘Dracula’ – How the Vampire Myth Was Born
On the Great Vampire Epidemic and other elements of vampire backstory.
Read more...What Is Family Estrangement? A Relationship Expert Describes the Problem and Research Agenda
A family expert politely argues that unhappy families may not be unhappy in their own way….
Read more...Popularism and the Child Tax Credit
On the use and misuse of popularism as a tool to inform policy decisions.
Read more...‘This Is a Battle Between What People Need & What Money Wants.’ How’s That Going to End?
Class warfare, American style, is ever more obvious. But how much are ordinary people taking note?
Read more...Why Does Congress Fight Over Childcare But Not F-35s?
Details on why Congress is addicted handing out military pork as opposed to spending money on citizens’ needs.
Read more...NLRB General Counsel Authors Memo Characterizing ‘Student-Athletes’ as Employees, Clearing Way for Them to Unionize; Employment Law Implications Extend to Others Misclassified as Independent Contractors
NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlines arguments for treating college athletes as employees, thus allowing them employment law protections.
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