August 26th; The 19th Amendment-Women's Right To Vote, Adopted Into The US...
August 26th; Marks The Anniversary Of The Day The 19th Amendment, Was Adopted Into the US Constitution (made law), Granting Women, The Right To Vote In The US. 19th Amendment Adopted-Aug 26, 1920...
View ArticleVeterans would make up around 30% of the federal employees affected by...
One of the great tricks the Republican Party has been able to play on the United States is their pretension that they care the most about our armed services members. It’s a great trick considering that...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleMy 400th Diary At Daily Kos. Have A Fabulous, Labor Day Everyone!
10½ years, at Daily Kos, 400 Diaries. Comments 23,037, Total Recommends 9,372, Total Comment Ratings 2,442.I didn’t start out; necessarily intending, to write, as much, as to, help the world. I also...
View ArticleFor workers and for equality, unions are the answer this Labor Day (and every...
There’s a lot to talk about on Labor Day, but we should take at least a moment to really acknowledge the difference unions make in the lives of working people in this country. Even after decades under...
View ArticleRemembering Labor Day
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half." -- Jay GouldAs we celebrate another Labor Day, let us not forget how things were in the last Robber Baron Era.: The 1880’s ...“The Gay...
View ArticleGood news Roundup: Labor day edition
Hey, its been a while since I’ve done a Holiday edition. Happy Labor day to everyone. I hope you got the weekend off (I did not because I am in retail).So lets get into it without further ado:Ahead of...
View ArticleActivists everywhere will Rise for Climate, Jobs & Justice in marches on...
From Lisbon to Lagos, Manila to Reykjavik, Paris to Chicago, millions of activists will Rise for Climate, Jobs & Justice Saturday, Sept. 8, marching and conducting other actions in hundreds of...
View ArticleThousands march against climate change. American media downplay it.
As I write this thousands of people are in the streets in San Francisco, protesting against climate change as part of the Rise for Climate movement. This is part of a series of marches in the US and...
View ArticleNew study shows teachers earn less now than in 1999
Back in the day, teachers earned more than other comparable workers, but now shrinking education budgets and subsequent cuts in teacher pay place them behind their peers. According to a new study by...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleSunday Sept 9th Final Day, Of US Prisoner Strike. (New-Continued)
Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience Handbook ACT UPPrison Strike Demanding End Of “Slave Labor” Ends Today, Sunday, Sept 9th.Private Prisons: How US Corporations Make Money YoutubeThe Economics of...
View ArticleBreaking: Trump Calls Off Visit To His Irish Golf Course Due Weekend After...
Donald Trump is due to visit France for 11/11 to piggyback on the celebrations of the end of WWI. He was due to visit his golf course in Ireland that weekend. but it has now been called off.US...
View ArticleA RANT
This rant comes courtesy of someone who in middle age has decided it is time he do something, like vote, because those of us who voted in the past had let him down, and my having been informed I...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Safiya Wazir edition
A quite non-traditional New Hampshire state legislature candidate, after the jump: But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleYoung People: If we vote, we can elect Jared Golden in Maine 2nd...
According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Maine 2nd Congressional district is one where young people can have a decisive impact on the results of...
View ArticleMan set free from wrongful murder conviction thanks (initially) to ... Golf...
Today in Buffalo, New York a man named Valentino Dixon was set free from a wrongful murder conviction ... due (initially) to efforts from ... the Innocence Project founded by Barry Scheck? The ACLU? A...
View ArticleIrish Dancers (Photos): Street Prophets Coffee Hour
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour. This is an open thread at the intersection of religion and politics where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. I thought we’d start out by...
View ArticleTop Comments: Open Thread edition
An open thread for an open Saturday night. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are perceptive,...
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