WASHINGTON -- This is not the first time that Wisconsin has been at the center of national agitation over the role of unions. The earlier battle was staged in Sheboygan at Kohler, the legendary manufacturer of kitchen, bath and furniture products. The employees at Kohler had voted to join the United Auto Workers union, and a strike that began in April 1954 was not … [Read more...] about Why the Wisconsin Fight Matters
The Consequences of Being Too Civilized
We are rightly proud of the accomplishments of western civilization over the past 500 years. We have not been perfect - not by a long shot. But gradually, western values and attitudes have permeated the planet, softening the rough edges of civilization, and providing a framework of law where the strong do not always ride roughshod over the weak. Imperfect, but viable. … [Read more...] about The Consequences of Being Too Civilized
Sheen and Galliano: The Arrogance and Bigotry of the Rich and Famous (UPDATED)
Right now the media is crammed with stories involving two well-off celebrities who have become poster guys for young people on how not to behave and for parents on how they don't want their kids to turn out. First, there's Charlie Sheen, the enormously talented actor, who has seemingly canceled his own CBS show "Two and a Half Men" by his radio and Internet website … [Read more...] about Sheen and Galliano: The Arrogance and Bigotry of the Rich and Famous (UPDATED)
Online Revenue Cannot Rescue Newspaper Biz Model
Over the last seven years, for each dollar added to online revenue, the WaPo lost five dollars on print. During that time, the Post has lost $88m of print ad revenue and it improved its online business by only $18m. This leads us to a key realization, a sobering one: there is no hope current online revenue stream will someday offset the past decade’s tremendous losses. - Monday … [Read more...] about Online Revenue Cannot Rescue Newspaper Biz Model
Gadaffi Future Career in Music? Muammar Gaddafi – Zenga Zenga Song – Noy Alooshe Remix
Will there be Gadaffi music groupies soon? It COULD happen. Watch this: h//T Newser … [Read more...] about Gadaffi Future Career in Music? Muammar Gaddafi – Zenga Zenga Song – Noy Alooshe Remix
Arabs Pay Homage to Facebook and Twitter!: Dar al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia
Whether fundamentalist or not - how grateful are young Arabs for the emergence of Facebook and Twitter - which are, after all, the inventions of America's open society? Dar al-Hayat columnist Jameel Theyabi writes of the new lease on life social networks have provided young Arabs and their elders, and expresses his deep thanks for these powerful tools that have enabled people … [Read more...] about Arabs Pay Homage to Facebook and Twitter!: Dar al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia
And the Birther Tune Goes on—Now with a Texas Twang
Now a Texas State representative, Leo Berman, R-Tyler, has joined the “birthers’ movement” and other states by saying that his proposed bill to require presidential candidates to present their birth certificates to the Texas secretary of state is necessary “because we have a president whom the American people don’t know whether he was born in Kenya or some other place.” In … [Read more...] about And the Birther Tune Goes on—Now with a Texas Twang
Andrew Sullivan Leaving Atlantic
And going to Tina Brown's Newsbeast in April. Writes Andrew: For me, it's a strange mixture of excitement and sadness. Sadness because the Atlantic has been a very special home for me and all the interns and staffers who have worked at the Dish. The more than four years that I've worked here have been the most rewarding, exhilarating and challenging of my career. I cherish my … [Read more...] about Andrew Sullivan Leaving Atlantic
Gates Warns Against More Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan
“In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so delicately put it,” Mr. Gates told an assembly of Army cadets here.via nytimes.com That's a wow. But it's a far cry from the resulting talking points sweeping the … [Read more...] about Gates Warns Against More Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan
Climate Change: Why We (Dont’t) Believe
From a fascinating email exchange between Independent science editor Steve Connor and Princeton scholar and climate change skeptic Professor Freeman Dyson: From: Steve Connor To: Freeman Dyson ...You have written eloquently about the need for heretics in science who question the accepted dogma. There are a number of notable instances in science where heretics have indeed … [Read more...] about Climate Change: Why We (Dont’t) Believe
America The Beautiful
From 1986 celebrations for the Statue of Liberty... Wow... I hope we can all enjoy this celebration of liberty :) … [Read more...] about America The Beautiful
Lieberman and McCain Want To Arm Libyan Rebels
From TheHill.com: … [Read more...] about Lieberman and McCain Want To Arm Libyan Rebels
Oh, the Joy of Tweeting Longer!
Sometimes the outrage boileth over and cannot be contained in 140 characters. … [Read more...] about Oh, the Joy of Tweeting Longer!
Is Fox News’ Roger Ailes About to be Indicted?
If this is true (and it involves a taped conversation) it would appear as if it is about to happen. And if it happens get ready for the talk show hosts etc to talk about liberal prosecutors, and liberal judges and this all being a political plot..and for partisans to pick up the theme. … [Read more...] about Is Fox News’ Roger Ailes About to be Indicted?
Libya: Interests Versus Values With Some Nukes Thrown Into the Mix
If by Gadhaffi is such a widely acknowledged creep why did the U.S. and other countries deal with him? There is often a tug between national interest and a culture's political values. And no where has this tug been more evident in the hard choices U.S. policymakers have had to do over the years when it comes to Libya. … [Read more...] about Libya: Interests Versus Values With Some Nukes Thrown Into the Mix
Obama’s ‘Secret’ Lobbyist Meetings
Obama's "secret" lobbyist meetings across the street. Are they violating his transparency pledge? Is this one more example of a politician who speaks lofty language and then tries to find a loophole so it can be argued the words were not violated? A good roundup is HERE. … [Read more...] about Obama’s ‘Secret’ Lobbyist Meetings
Suit You
Suit You Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Doesn’t matter which side of the budget battleground you stick your rhetorical bayonet in, one thing we can all agree on is… our government is broke. Broke. Broke. Broke. Broke. Broke. Broke. Broke. Stone broke. Like a ceramic pocket watch in a gravel blender broke. Destitute. Down and out. Indigent. Flat busted. Hard up. Cleaned out. … [Read more...] about Suit You
Santorum and the Crusades
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reseserved. … [Read more...] about Santorum and the Crusades
Real World Behind the Oscars: King’s Speech, Queen’s Wave, Facebook Fury
This year's Oscars are about something. One marvelous movie recalls a day in June, 1939 at the New York World's Fair, a 15-year-old boy watching an open car with the King and Queen of England slowly driving by, less than fifty feet from his excited eyes. Until then, the outside world had been grainy newspaper pictures and black-and-white newsreels, but here was a … [Read more...] about Real World Behind the Oscars: King’s Speech, Queen’s Wave, Facebook Fury
Attacks on Unions Barking Up the Wrong Money Tree (REPOSTED)
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This post went up on TMV yesterday morning but the system ate it. So we are reposting it again. JG] Attacks on Unions Barking Up the Wrong Money Tree by Michael Winship "More cheese, less sleaze!" That was the funniest group chant at Tuesday’s rally of several hundred union and other progressive activists outside the Manhattan headquarters of Fox … [Read more...] about Attacks on Unions Barking Up the Wrong Money Tree (REPOSTED)