Oroville Dam Failure Is Another Example Of Failure To Invest In Infrastructure
The unfolding disaster in Northern California is yet another example of the deleterious effects of Republican obstruction to infrastructure investment over...
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Flynn Is Out; Are Priebus, Spicer Next?
It is hard to believe that we are less than one month in to the administration of that vaunted business executive...
Another Group Of GOP Voters Finally Realizes Republicans Will Screw Them
Last week, I wrote about the legislature in Iowa stripping the rights of public unions to negotiate anything but wages. The...
Maurice Greenberg, Face of AIG, Finally Admits His Guilt
Once again, another corporate criminal settles with the government on a Friday. This time it is Maurice Greenberg, former chief executive of American...
Flynn And The Russian Connections Finally Resurface
After disappearing from the radar screen for a few weeks, it looks like Trump’s Russian connections are back with a vengeance....
Media Conveniently Forgets Democrats Have Policies Focused On The Working Class
Timothy Egan had one of the most annoying op-eds in the NY Times yesterday. While he accurately details the atrocities of...
Uber Angers Customers, Drivers, And Even Its Few Supporters
You really have to hand it to CEO Travis Kalanick and Uber. They sure know how to piss off their drivers,...
Bureaucracy, Courts Show Signs Of Reining In Trump
It’s beginning to look like the bureaucracy is finally starting to rein in Donald Trump. He is already backing away from...
Connecticut Starts To Revamp How It Funds Education
Here in Connecticut, there is another great example of the battle between urban and suburban/rural interests, this time over education funding....
Immigration, Trump, And Labor Shortages
Kevin Drum points out that the largest garlic grower in California has discovered a remarkable method for solving the chronic labor...