Union-busting bill clears Ohio Legislature
We got word a little while ago that union-busting Senate Bill 5 just cleared the Ohio House of Representatives by a vote of 54 to 44, with five scared-for-their-butts Republicans freed up to vote...
View ArticleUPDATE Michigan State Representative Tom McMillin Denies ALEC Membership at...
The fact that corporations are writing America’s laws through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is starting to alarm many, including ALEC members who are passing the ALEC content-driven...
View ArticleBreaking! Union busting a done deal in Ohio
Late last night, the Ohio House of Representatives rammed through its vote on Senate Bill 5, following a single day of hearing Tuesday in which House Republicans refused to accept petitions with...
View ArticleOH & FL: This is what buyer's remorse looks like
Polling shows massive buyer’s remorse about John Kasich in Ohio and Rick Scott in Florida, and Working America members are offering up some of the descriptions polling leaves out.
View Article'No On SB 5': Upcoming events, 31-Mar-2011
A list of upcoming events in opposition to the soon-to-be-signed bill. Cross posted from Pruning Shears.
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Ohio to host second major union-fueled election of 2011
Progress Ohio A union-fueled election of equal importance to the recall elections in Wisconsin will take place this November in Ohio. This is because Ohio Republicans overcame their differences, and...
View ArticleGOP Overreach: The Mess That Greed and Ignorance Made
Republican overreach is in the air. You can see it, smell it, taste it everywhere, as you have in years past. And the only surprise is that it happened so quickly this time around.
View Article2 Major OH Companies Quit Local CoC over Union-Busting Bill
Interesting happenings taking place over the last couple of days in response to Ohio's anti-Union Senate Bill 5. Two major companies in the Youngstown area have quit the Regional Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleA Challenge to Legislators Everywhere – Walk A Day in the Shoes of . . .
I recently spent a week in the hospital with my mother. For a week, I watch dedicated, caring, generous women and men offer my mother a level of care I thought didn’t exist in our medical system....
View ArticleRepublican attack on unions costing them big with Republican-leaning...
Video: Firefighters and Police marching in a pro-union rally in Wisconsin One of the main reasons Republicans are facing a strong backlash over their attempts to bust public-sector unions is that many...
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UPDATED: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Releases FULL Donor and...
In a stunning press release “Embracing Our Jeffersonian Principles and Transparency… we are disclosing donor and membership lists and legislation models”… well, not quite. This ANALYSIS is on the...
View ArticleMy First Diary Entry
Hey, guys. This is my first diary posting since joining the site about a year ago. I always intended to post an entry, but could never come up with something original that hadn't already been covered...
View ArticleWhat Else is at Stake in 2011
Most of the focus on the part of the Progressive movement so far this year has been on Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the Rust Belt, whether it is recalling the 8 eligible Wisconsin GOP...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Science Saturday (April Foolishness edition)
Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew informs and entertains you with this week's news about science, space, and the environment. This week's featured story comes from...
View ArticleBUYING SWAMPLAND
“Politics have no relation to morals” Niccolo Machiavelli - “The Prince” - 1513 * I would say that 1835 was, like most years, a revolutionary year in America. Inspired by gringo emigrants, Texas...
View ArticleWay to Go Ohio
There's been quite a bit of talk on this and other Progressive sites about Wisconsin and Maine, but I haven't heard much about Ohio here. I wonder why? As someone who lived in Cleveland for several...
View ArticleLet's talk about a vast right wing conspiracy
I'm not one for conspiracy theories. Frankly, I don't think the government could conspire its way out of the Capitol South Metro stop at rush hour. The thing is conspiracy theories come in three...
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This week in the war on workers, and how you can fight back
More of this, please. February solidarity rally in Washington, DC. (Photo: Laura Clawson) Ready for a whirlwind tour through some—just some, mind you—of the anti-worker measures Republicans in the...
View ArticleNot Wisconsin: Schweitzer Electrifies Union Rally at Montana Capitol
A few months ago, the Montana Tea Party organized a rally on the steps of the Montana Capitol, for patriots to take back America. Organizers encouraged people to bring their guns with them. The...
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Today's Strongman Report - 06 April 2011, Or...
..."Brownie, You're Doin' A Heckuva Job!!!" Republicans run on the platform "Gov't doesn't work!!!" - and once elected, they prove it. One of the ways they prove it, is by appointing political hacks...
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