Verizon Strike Settled – Waiting For Details
It looks like it might have been a good day for workers today – first the ruling on forced arbitration and...
Monthly Archive: May 2016
Forced Arbitration In Employment Contracts Ruled Illegal
Following up on the decision by the CFPB to ban forced arbitration clauses when purchasing financial services, the United States Court...
Housing Is Back – Good News For Economy
Traditionally, the construction industry and especially new home building has been the driver for leading the American economy out of recession. ...
The Real Tragedy In Ken Starr's "Demotion" At Baylor
I’m not sure it truly counts as karma, but it is certainly tragically ironic that Ken Starr has been stripped of his...
Astronomy Adventure (cont'd) – Not Much Progress
In our prior Adventure, we had some success with photos of the Moon, making sure we were focused properly through the...
Justifications For Having Only Eight SCOTUS Justices Begins
I see that the rationales for not bothering to appoint a ninth justice to the Supreme Court are starting to appear,...
Decline Of Wilkes County Shows Why Status Quo Can Not Stand
It is a truly depressing story today in the Times about the decline of Wilkes County, North Carolina. In the last...
African American Woman Breaks 20 Year Old Kentucky Barrier
And I thought Connecticut was poorly represented by having only one African American female in the State Senate. Attica Scott, after...
Again, Wall Street Avoids Punishment For Illegal Behavior
Two days after Bank of America had its $1.27 billion dollar fine for intentionally lying in contracts with Fannie Mae and...
Bridgeport Democratic Party Thanks Its State Rep By Not Endorsing Her
It is a pretty clear sign of the dysfunction within the Bridgeport Democratic Party establishment that, two days before our state...