I’ll admit that I was concerned when I first heard the news that we’d be laying off unprecedented numbers of police officers and fire fighters across the state. I understood, of course, that it was vitally important that our most wealthy citizens be allowed to stop contributing toward the greater good, but, being the Nervous […]
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U-M study finds that death rates are 34-40% higher for construction workers in right-to-work states
If you ever find yourself wondering why it is that Republicans have it in for folks associated with institutions of higher learning, look no further than this recent study released by Roland Zullo of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy. Here’s a clip from the study’s executive summary. […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Freedom of Information Act, labor, Rachel Maddow, right-to-work, Roland Zullo, Scott Walker, U-M Institute for Research on Labor Employment and the Economy, union busting, unions, University of Michigan, Wisconsin, worker safety, workplace fatalities 6 Comments
The Overton Window
If you loved The Turner Diaries, but always wished that the racism and references to “ethnic cleansing” weren’t quite so overt, there may soon be reason to celebrate. It looks as though Glenn Beck, the teary-eyed patron saint of Tea Party movement, is working on what sounds to be a kinder, gentler version of the […]
Posted in Media, Observations, Other, Politics Also tagged American Revival, Civil War, communities of hate, Earl Turner, ethnic cleansing, Founders Keepers, Glenn Beck, Joe Overton, racism, tea party, teabaggers, teabaggery, The Overton Window, The Turner Diaries, Will Bunch, William Luther Pierce 39 Comments