By Jerry D. Rose These days men and women who belong to trade unions must be ready to ask President Barack Obama, in the words of the old song composed for coal miners in Harland County, Kentucky: “Which Side Are You On?” They might also feel a bit like a woman who falls for a [...]
By Jerry D. Rose People like me who are skeptical of many of Barack Obama’s policies and practices have been re-assured that, however his election may have seemed to ratify a continuation of abusive conditions in the established social order, his election has at least stirred up a sleeping giant of youthful enthusiasm for profound [...]
By Glen Ford President Obama wants everybody to know that he’s angry, really angry, at the zombie insurance giant AIG. Obama gave the impression that AIG pulled a fast one when it awarded its employees $165 million in bonuses for consummating derivative deals that have wrecked the global financial system. The President theatrically pounded the [...]
By Glen Ford Lots of folks on the left, it is now apparent, no longer seek anything more than to bask in the sunshine of Barack Obama’s smile. No matter how much national treasure their champion transfers to the bankster class, and despite his exceeding George W. Bush in military spending, so-called progressives for Obama [...]
Proposition 8 in California, Amendment 2 in Florida: these “same-sex” electoral battles have now come to the “liberal” city of Gainesville Florida, home of the University of Florida. Besides boasting such “firsts” as the NCAA football championship of the Florida Gators and a self-assumed title as the solar energy capital of the U.S., Gainesville could [...]
By Kéllia Ramares On March 5, the California Supreme Court is to take up the case of whether Proposition 8, the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that was passed by voters on Nov. 4, 2008, is legal. The recently passed federal stimulus law contains funds to subsidize the expensive COBRA health insurance for laid [...]
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