Raúl Castro is right about Guantánamo. It was taken at gunpoint and the U.S. should give it back, by Meteor Blades Five mayoral races to watch in 2015, by Jeff Singer Orangeburg, SC, 1968: The massacre of students you may not have heard of, by Denise Oliver Velez The war on some drugs has some surprising casualties, by DarkSyde Bigotry hiding behind religion, by Mark E Andersen Scott Walker, Republican porn star, by Jon Perr Talking about abortion and changing minds, by Susan Grigsby Will Republican health care 'alternative' provide cover for the Supreme Court, by Dante Atkins Hillary Clinton's presidency is not inevitable (...but it is as close to it as we've seen in years), by Steve Singiser Texans demand their participation in selection of new President of the Federal Reserve of Dallas, by Egberto Willies Spending to close education gap pays for itself. Will GOP's magic math model ignore that one too, by Ian Reifowitz
Five mayoral races to watch in 2015, by Jeff Singer
Orangeburg, SC, 1968: The massacre of students you may not have heard of, by Denise Oliver Velez
The war on some drugs has some surprising casualties, by DarkSyde
Bigotry hiding behind religion, by Mark E Andersen
Scott Walker, Republican porn star, by Jon Perr
Talking about abortion and changing minds, by Susan Grigsby
Will Republican health care 'alternative' provide cover for the Supreme Court, by Dante Atkins
Hillary Clinton's presidency is not inevitable (...but it is as close to it as we've seen in years), by Steve Singiser
Texans demand their participation in selection of new President of the Federal Reserve of Dallas, by Egberto Willies
Spending to close education gap pays for itself. Will GOP's magic math model ignore that one too, by Ian Reifowitz
Between July and December 2014, Twitter received 2871 requests for user account information, an increase of 40 percent over the previous six months. Takedown requests increased 84 percent, from 433 to 796. In the United States, Twitter received 32 overall requests from local and federal governments and courts. It removed no content. It did, however, receive 1,622 requests for user account information, covering a total of 3,299 accounts, and gave up at least some information 80 percent of the time.
In the United States, Twitter received 32 overall requests from local and federal governments and courts. It removed no content. It did, however, receive 1,622 requests for user account information, covering a total of 3,299 accounts, and gave up at least some information 80 percent of the time.
“We know a champion for working families when we see one—and millions of Americans clearly do too. That’s why Senator Warren is inspiring such a remarkable surge of grassroots enthusiasm,” declared a message from WFP New York State Director Bill Lipton, which was sent to party backers and others after the WFP’s Sunday decision to ask Warren to run. “She’s taken the fight directly to Wall St. and to the big banks that increasingly have a vice grip on our economy and our democracy. She’s led the effort to create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She’s fought on behalf of students and recent graduates suffering from crippling student loan debt, and to change the debate in D.C. from a discussion over whether to cut Social Security into one about how we can grow it.” […] Referring to the WFP decision as a “a huge moment for the campaign to draft Elizabeth Warren,” Ready for Warren campaign manager Erica Sagrans said, “Last summer, a group of passionate volunteers who shared the improbable idea that they could convince Elizabeth Warren to run for president came together to start Ready for Warren. Late last year, MoveOn and Democracy for America joined in. And now with the Working Families Party on board, this movement is getting stronger by the day.”
Referring to the WFP decision as a “a huge moment for the campaign to draft Elizabeth Warren,” Ready for Warren campaign manager Erica Sagrans said, “Last summer, a group of passionate volunteers who shared the improbable idea that they could convince Elizabeth Warren to run for president came together to start Ready for Warren. Late last year, MoveOn and Democracy for America joined in. And now with the Working Families Party on board, this movement is getting stronger by the day.”
The creation of 257,000 new jobs in January is surely good news, as is the long-awaited increase in wages, reported at half of one percent in that month. Even so, the one-year increase in wages has been only 2.2 percent, barely more than 1 percent when adjusted for inflation, and it's been a long time since most workers have seen substantial raises. In this recovery, the economy has been creating more low-wage jobs than high-wage ones. The shift from standard payroll jobs to temp and contract work continues
In this recovery, the economy has been creating more low-wage jobs than high-wage ones. The shift from standard payroll jobs to temp and contract work continues
Obama discouraged speculation about a further extension of the Iran nuclear talks, saying that the P5+1 had offered Iran a unified deal that would allow it nuclear power but not nuclear weapons. “They need to make a decision,” Obama said of Iran. Obama pushed back at pressure from Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the US congress to step up sanctions on Iran before nuclear negotiations were completed. “What’s the rush?” Obama asked.
Obama pushed back at pressure from Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the US congress to step up sanctions on Iran before nuclear negotiations were completed. “What’s the rush?” Obama asked.