Mitt Romney can't decide whether to flip or flop on Issue 2
Mitt Romney has hit on a way to avoid flip-flopping on Ohio's Issue 2, which would take collective bargaining rights from public workers: He's just not going to take a position on it. Except this may...
View ArticleI got tired of Democrats arresting peaceful #Occupy protesters, so I wrote...
When the Occupy Chicago and Occupy Cleveland arrests happened this weekend, it dawned on me that these raids and arrests were being ordered by Democrat mayors, by mayors of the party who are supposed...
View ArticleRadical Republican SB5 (Ohio Issue 2) is Heading for Repeal - Quinnipiac Poll
This will be a short diary which only reports a bit on the Ohio effort to overturn, or exercize the People's Veto over Ohio SB5, an ALEC inspired attempt to break public employee unions, demonize...
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Issue 2: Ohio Republicans shocked voters don't support union-busting
(We Are Ohio) Two polls in a row have shown that a strong majority of Ohio voters want to see Senate Bill 5, the law that would strip public workers of collective bargaining rights, repealed. But...
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Labor is the theme in state-specific GOP primary issues
(Photo: InZane Times) Coming out of Mitt Romney's embarrassing and excessive-even-by-his-standards set of flip-flops on Ohio's Issue 2, the AP takes a look at how presidential candidates face "local...
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Issue 2: Labor-backed group says polls overstate chances of victory on Ohio...
(We Are Ohio) Greg Sargent: With many pundits predicting a comfortable win for unions, even pols like Mitt Romney seem to be edging away from the anti-labor side. But labor sources say predictions...
View ArticleF*cking Outrageous: OH gay teen brutally beaten on video, assaulter...
I don't know if I've ever been this pissed off while writing a diary. And I've written about some pretty fucking outrageous things. But my hands are quite literally shaking while I'm typing this....
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Jan Brewer moves toward impeaching AZ...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • AZ Redistricting: Wow. Gov. Jan Brewer is on the verge of going nuclear...
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Occupy Oakland. Kent State. A Few Millimeters Difference. 40 Years Apart.
Perhaps you are not old enough to remember. But Jean Quan is plenty old enough to remember Kent State. She would have been about twenty three when one of the most tragic events of the Vietnam War era...
View Article2011 Election Endorsement Roundup
Every year I try to round up endorsements from organizations I trust like Progressive Majority and Democracy for America as well as endorsements from environmental groups and labor groups. I try to...
View ArticleRepublican former Ohio Supreme Court judge opposes Issue 2
Opposition to Issue 2, the Ohio referendum on Senate Bill 5, the bill that would strip public workers of collective bargaining rights, is not just a Democratic affair. Former Ohio Supreme Court...
View ArticleOhio Republican mayor says Issue 2 wouldn't help local budget
Lancaster, Ohio recently had to lay off 13 firefighters because of budget woes. But the town's mayor doesn't think passage of Issue 2, which would strip public workers of collective bargaining rights,...
View ArticleTo my surprise...
No, make that my amazement. To my astonished, surprised, and happy wonderment, it looks nearly for certain that SB5 is going down in Ohio. I was sure that all the anti-public-sector folklore would...
View ArticleAnti-worker groups flooding the Ohio airwaves in support of Issue 2
We Are Ohio the group fighting Ohio's Issue 2 is running ads like the one above in the final days of the campaign. By most standards, they've got a decent ad budget. But Greg Sargent reports,...
View ArticleNov 8th: 2011 Election Endorsement Roundup
Every year I try to round up endorsements from organizations I trust like Progressive Majority and Democracy for America as well as endorsements from environmental groups and labor groups. I try to...
View ArticleSaturday rally to protest halt to early voting in Ohio
The event comes in response to a decision by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted that county boards of election must stop early in-person voting by 6 p.m. Friday, a move that caused outcries by...
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Ohio fair map: 5-5-6
This is a good example of what a court might draw and why Democrats (mainly the Legislative Black Caucus) should proceed with the referendum and maneuver for a court map. OH-1: Steve Chabot (Blue) 56%...
View ArticleKucinich (Loon) sees AlQaeda Flag in Libyan Wind
Seriously, Dennis? Seriously? Some radio talker makes air hay out of a 20 or so second video on YouTube and you take it to the floor of the United States Congress and issue a video message to your...
View ArticleWill the 1% Steal Ohio's Labor Rights Referendum?
By Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman Tuesday’s most important vote is the repeal of Ohio’s vicious anti-labor Issue 2. Polls show the repeal winning by 20% or more. But will it---like the 2004...
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