THE RACE is tied. Ohio still looking like the Democratic firewall, thanks to Mitt Romney, a state he has to win, but Obama needs, too. The notion that Sen. Harry Reid would let Nevada slip to Romney is laughable, when you think of scenarios to 270. So now that the debates are over, perhaps people [...]
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News Desk: Lance Armstrong Stripped of 7 Tour de France Titles, Name to be Stricken from Record Book
WE HAVE to come up with a new adjective other than “fall.” It’s an epic collapse of character for a man who was one of the most admired athletes in the world. The International Cycling Union announced on Monday that it would not appeal the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s ruling to bar Lance Armstrong for [...]
Top Story: Mitt Romney’s Talking Points to Business Owners and Political Pressure on Employees
In the post-Citizens United era, “there is not much political protection for at-will employees in the private sector workplace,” explains University of Marquette Law Professor Paul Secunda, a pro-union labor lawyer. “It is conceivable, under the current legal regime, that an employer like Koch could actually get away with forcing his employees, on pains of [...]
Bruce Springsteen Gives Shout Out to Obama, Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren
TODAY’S THE day Bruce and the Big Dog appear in Ohio. From the rock superhero: Right now, for the President to be effective in his next term he needs our increased support and he needs support in the Congress, where some sterling candidates, such as current Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, challenger Elizabeth Warren in [...]
Top Story: Scandal Erupts as Candy Crowley Reveals She Might Go Rogue [Agreement Leaked]
**Updated** MAKE SURE you tip toe around our elite establishment candidates, Ms. Crowley. They’ve agreed to certain rules, as has “the commission,” so you don’t want to go rogue and actually follow up on their canned answers, because Mr. Cool and Mr. Ice might get thrown off their game. If this doesn’t perfectly encapsulate our [...]
Walmart Strikes Spreading is ‘Unprecedented’ and a ‘Game-Changer’
Even if you never shop at Walmart, the corporate giant effects how you spend your money. Its sheer size gives it enormous influence. The strikes by Walmart employees, and those who work, for example, at distribution centers, face not only the corporate giant, but a giant who consistently and strongly fights union organizing. The number [...]
Obama has Added to Lack of Faith in Institutions and Democratic Governance
IT WAS THE most important thing said on the Sunday political shows. It not only goes to the lack of faith in institutions, but to the challenging of actual objective facts that now pervades our politics. MR. TODD: Stop here. This has been– this is really making me crazy. The Federal Reserve gets questioned out [...]
Biden Prepares for Debate with Ryan
THE VICE presidential debate is Thursday, with right wingers like Mike Huckabee laughing gleefully about the Biden gaffe factor. Larry Sabato, the Virginia prognosticator, had the same talking point on Fox News Channel today, too. What we should hope to see on Thursday is blue collar issues versus austerity, which is coming to this country [...]
News Desk: NFL Reaches Deal, So Long Replacement Refs
THE CATALYST was one of the worst calls in recent memories, when in the “Monday Night Football,” with the Seattle Seahawks beating the Green Bay Packers, all hell broke loose on a touch down call denied to the Packers. It precipitated one of the first bipartisan moments in 10 years, with conservatives railing against the [...]
Paul Ryan and Scott Walker Weigh in on Replacement Refs
Paul Ryan on packers game: “give me a break! it is time to get the real refs.” — Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) September 25, 2012 “The integrity of the game is at stake here.” – Rush Limbaugh THE PACKERS game last night and the disastrous final call has made union men out of Tea Party favorites [...]
Team Obama is Cheap
TEAM ROMNEY is not cheap, if you compare what he is paying his campaign staff. The line reads: “the president appears to be getting a much bigger bang for his buck.” That’s true. If you think underpaying campaign workers is laudable, which I don’t. From the Los Angeles Times: According to an analysis by the [...]
Peggy Noonan to Romney: “Mitt, this isn’t working.”
IT’S BEEN a very bad few weeks for Mitt Romney, which just got worse. How bad is it? Read Peggy Noonan today. Republicans are going to have to right this thing. They have to stabilize it. It’s time to admit the Romney campaign is an incompetent one. It’s not big, it’s not brave, it’s not [...]
Progressive Change Runs Ad Supporting Teachers [Update: Union Votes to End Strike]
In it, teachers make clear, “We need books. We need air conditioners. When there’s 40 students in a classroom, each student’s not going to get the individual attention they need to succeed.” A parent adds, “This isn’t about politics. It’s about my kids.” – Progressive Change Campaign Committee WORKING TO help teachers striking in Chicago, [...]
Replacement Refs, Really?
IT’S HARD to imagine pro football looking worse, but the complaints about the replacement referees have become deafening. I grew up an avid football fan who never missed a Cardinal football (though baseball was my sport). The Washington Post‘s Tracee Hamilton takes down the NFL and the union on what’s been a disastrous move to [...]
News Desk: Mayor Emanuel, Karen Lewis & Teachers Union Reach Tentative Agreement
NO DETAILS, but it’s back to school on Monday, providing everything goes well on Sunday. Looks like Rahm met his match. For parents and teachers fed up with the pressures of high-stakes standardized tests – and the literal heat of unairconditioned classrooms – the Chicago Teachers Union president is a superhero. With the strike in [...]
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