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Dems, too, are helping to kill labor unions

Posted on August 24, 2011 by oddmanout215

Thanks to Atrios and Avedon for calling attention to an on-target overview of the contemporary conservative agenda: … Private-sector employers’ fierce attacks on unions since the 1970s contributed significantly to the sharp decline in the number of unionized workers, and … Continue reading →

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Philly schools chief gets $905K to drop out

Posted on August 23, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s how not to begin an editorial about the departure of an arrogant and divisive “public servant” who hung on until the school district and anonymous donors gave her $905,000 to go away: It’s a shame that it had to … Continue reading →

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Did the Earth move for you, too, baby?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by oddmanout215

At Front and Lombard, a woman with a British accent approached me and said “Did you feel the earth shake?” or “Did you feel an earthquake?” There was passion in her voice. I wondered if she’d mistaken me for someone … Continue reading →

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Gold’s up again. Is Blankfein going down?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

The bald little man in the oversize suit who lives in a $26 million apartment next to Central Park may yet have that smirk wiped off his face. He hasn’t been charges in any civil or criminal case — up … Continue reading →

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NY Fed’s bottom line: Banksters above the law

Posted on August 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

Most people who buck the system are easily pressured to change course, but a few are more likely to get their back up and hold steady, at least until the pressure becomes unbearable. Gretchen Morgenson wrote today of one such … Continue reading →

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Support our couch-potato patriots

Posted on August 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

What’s with The New York Times? Week after week this summer, its editors have been running thoughtful essays on the Sunday Review section’s front page. Maybe they’ve decided to move away from predictable analysis pieces by staffers to guest writers … Continue reading →

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Obama bans war criminals. Very funny.

Posted on August 20, 2011 by oddmanout215

It’s good to see something by Nat Hentoff, who wrote for Village Voice when it was worth reading and is still fighting the good fight against people in powerful positions who break the law. The subject matter of Hentoff’s recent … Continue reading →

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Some ‘Rain’ to keep us sane in Philly

Posted on August 20, 2011 by oddmanout215

At last the rain god intervened to clean the stinking streets — am I paraphrasing Travis Bickle? — after the hottest July on record in Philly. And now there’s a chance this will be the city’s wettest August on record. … Continue reading →

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You can’t tell the cops (SEC) from the robbers

Posted on August 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

As you probably know, e-mailed information often ends up in databases that can be used against us by government agents, corporate spies or even acquaintances out to avenge real or imagined injuries. (I spent two years unsuccessfully trying to salvage … Continue reading →

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A jobs-led recovery — what a concept!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by oddmanout215

A report written by Rutgers law and economics professor Philip Harvey pushes for a jobs-led recovery in place of the jobless recovery over which Barack Obama has chosen to preside up to now. Harvey’s plan involves quick creation of a … Continue reading →

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