Sen. Alan Hays of Florida :“I filed a bill that says in the courts of Florida the laws of no other country can be used to influence the decisions of Florida,. If it’s Sharia law or any other law — I don’t care what law it is — if it’s not a Florida law and [&helli[...]
Posts Tagged ‘USA’
March 10th, 2011 - 6:17 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Disenfranchisement of Student Voters
Conservative Corporate Advocacy Group ALEC Behind Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization linked to corporate and right-wing donors, including the billionaire Koch brothers, has drafted and distributed model legislation, obtained[...]
March 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am § in Politics
The NY Times … a tabloid level coverage of the economy?
Ed. Recently the Ave has covered major criticisms of the American Corporate Cable News Media. Hillary Clinton has, rightly, pointed out that US media are far behind the quality of Al Jazeera, not only in on the ground reportage but in the quality of commentary. Brad Delong of UC Berkeley argues th[...]
Women’s Rights Under Attack as IWD Turns 100
While waves of democratic demands sweep across North Africa and the Mideast, rights that women have come to take for granted in the last generation are under attack here in the U.S. Under the banner of the astroturf Tea Party, Republicans have been busily untying all corners of the social safety net[...]
The Story of Citizens United: New Video Lays Out the Case
New animated short shows how corporate power has eroded our rights and corrupted our democracy. Animations parody the political process we all know and love. 9-min video goes a long way toward explaining why the people's expressed desires are thwarted over and over by special interests.[...]
Is MIT Moral in Accepting Largesse from David Koch?
from Fire Dog Lake: NYT Gives Us David Koch, Public Benefactor By: Scarecrow Monday January 10, 2011 8:58 am Promoted on: Saturday March 5, 2011 10:33 am John D. Rockefeller The New York Times’ Michael Cooper gives us a fawning tribute to billionaire David Koch, he of the infamous Koch Brothers an[...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:28 pm § in Politics
Is Thomas’s Failure to Disclose Ties to Koch, Reason for Impeachment?
from Robert Reich’s Blog Justice Clarence Thomas, in a speech last weekend to the Federalist Society, accused his critics of “undermining” the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – politicizing it in ways that jeopardize the Court’s credibility in the eyes of the public. He warned: You are[...]
A Response to Politicians in Ohio and Olympia: “We shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.”
Ohio Senate Votes to Deny Collective-Bargaining Rights to Most Public-College Professors This time I may be siding with the enemy. An article in the linked issue of the Chronicle reports that the Ohio State Senate is joining Wisconsin in ruling that faculty do not have collective bargaining rights. [...]
March 2nd, 2011 - 10:39 am § in Politics
Fox: Suspends Santorum and Newt, favors Huck and Sarah?
Fox News has suspended contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum effective immediately until they decide whether to run for president. Anchor Bret Baier announced on air late Wednesday morning that the network “has suspended its contributor arrangements” with Gingrich and Santorum for the nex[...]
Perhaps the experience of losing a war, and perhaps two more, has left the soul of our people and our leaders wondering about the worth of our most valuable strengths.
Ed. This was originally posted on the AAUP listserv. I have left the authors’ identity confidential because of concerns of responses from administration. Our country seems to be fatally wounded. Perhaps the experience of losing a war, and perhaps two more, has left the soul of our people a[...]