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May 1st, 2014 - 6:34 pm § in The Ave Scene

Socialist in Seattle, Kshama Sawant

Kashama’s comments on Huff Post Live are interesting. She does not come across as wild eyed, merely unsatisfied that  she did not get more from the Mayor.  I do hope she is not going  going through with an effort to fight the Mayor with a ballot initiative.  She would lose and likely hurt[...]

May 1st, 2014 - 4:58 am § in Misc.

How the rich fund our public sports activities.

As we approach the Kentucky Derby, I have been thinking about how  those “sky boxes” and executive suites justify the billion dollar price tags of public arenas and stadiums?  The answer may come from one of the oldest public sporting facilities n the US of A … the Kentucky Derby[...]

May 1st, 2014 - 4:22 am § in Misc.

Planning Your Travel?

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May 1st, 2014 - 3:35 am § in China, Misc.

MAYDAY: Is Mao Back?

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May 1st, 2014 - 3:05 am § in America, Politics, Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene

Of May Day and UW Logos

Today is May Day …. the day radicals on the left celebrate as their version of labor day. The day UW students will proudly fly banners with the UW logo, while faculty fear punishment if they even identify with the UW. May Day, I have read, memorializes the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, 1886, [...]