The Hartford Business Journal this week leads with this headline:
“For City Landlords, 2008 Could Be Downtown’s Doomsday” (more…)
February 2007
Monthly Archive
Tue 27 Feb 2007
Mon 26 Feb 2007
The front line soldiers doing the dirty work of the empire deserve better than slave wages and a suspension of their constitutional rights. The Veterans of Future Wars advocates a wage and benefits package that would make traveling far from home and getting your ass shot off by (more…)
Sat 24 Feb 2007
I was hooked in the eye by the warrior ethos from the day I could read. I am the first born son of a career US Army officer. My father is a retired Colonel who gave 35 yrs of his life to the military. He not only gave himself but he gave us to the Green Machine. My mother and my four siblings were all camp followers. We trailed after my father serving on posts all over the world and the USA. Overseas every US military post is a target and in the real sense an army of occupation. We would be the first to perish in a nuclear exchange or invasion. Our lives were hostage to the military industrial complex, so I decided to become what I was living- a warrior. (more…)
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Americans Fear Atheists More than Gays, says Gallup Poll.
Posted by Gannon under uncategorized[5] Comments
In February 2007, Gallup polled Americans about superficial qualities in a presidential candidate. Asked if they’d be willing to vote for a “generally well-qualified” candidate with the following characterisitics, here’s how the tally went in the Feb. 9-11 poll.
Black 94%
Jewish 92%
A woman 88%
Hispanic 87%
Mormon 72%
Married for third time 67%
72 years of age 57%
A homosexual 55%
An atheist 45%
As usual, however, I’m interested in a deeper analysis. I am happy to see that as homophobic and hateful as America is toward homosexuals, we still hate atheists even more! How long will it be until we forbid atheists from getting married?
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Today is the last day for the job (scab) fairs, plus negotiations have now been pushed to their latest deadline: midnight tonight.
Keep up with the calls to Stop & Shop: 1-800-767-7772
Tell them that you support the employees and you won’t cross a picket line.
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Tue 20 Feb 2007
The low spark of high heeled language. What is in a word, in a name. In some ancient cultures knowing a persons name gave you power over them. That is why today it is polite and courteous when one gives a name, one receives a name. Men such as Barak Obama , working in the public spot light, have to attend to the language they use. (more…)
Tue 20 Feb 2007
*UPDATE* THURSDAY: The talks continued through the night. They have been “positive”, but “the itch to strike remains strong.” Keep calling and head to the job (scab) fairs! Also, if you have a story about a scab fair send it to himc@riseup.net
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Mon 19 Feb 2007
Learning Their Place: Shut Up and Look Good
Posted by kevin under it's the stupid media , gender[8] Comments
The Hartford Courant continues to disappoint. Even my really low expectations were challenged by the Courant story “Learning to be a Lady” by Rachel Gottlieb. I’m not sure what’s worse - the event itself or the sympathetic coverage of it. (more…)