If you live in New Hampshire you have probably heard about the Free State Project (FSP). This group of Libertarians who vowed to bring 20,000 members to New Hampshire in an effort to increase their personal freedoms. ”What I propose is a Free State Project, in which freedom-minded people of all … Continue reading →
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The NH AFL-CIO Holds Bi-Annual Convention
On May 4th, the New Hampshire state federation of the AFL-CIO held their bi-annual convention at the Grand Hotel in North Conway, NH. The event was attended by over 50 delegates, representing many different unions from around the state. They were teachers from AFT, to film and sound techs from … Continue reading →
Is A Woman Only Worth 80% Of A Man? Then Why Are Women Still Fighting For Equal Pay?
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act that was intended to end the wage gap that exist between men and women. In 1963, the wage gap was 59 cents on the dollar for women in the workplace. That is just over half what a man made for … Continue reading →
Can You Help Matt Murray Of The NH Labor News Win A Scholarship To Netroots Nation 2013?
For over two years now I have been working to build the NH Labor News. What started as a project with the NH AFL-CIO, the NH Labor News blog grew into a full social media presence. The NH Labor News now has over 1000 Facebook fans and over 2100 followers … Continue reading →
Catholic Latino Should Be Natural Allies With The GOP? Yeah, Not So Much
The other day I was listening to “the Exchange” with Laura Knoy, and they were discussing the new GOP ‘Autopsy’ (read my full post on this show). One of the guests, Steve Duprey (RNC Executive Council), said something that really offended me. Duprey was talking about how the GOP needs to do … Continue reading →
The NH Union Leader Is Wrong, We Need Teachers Not Volunteers In Our Classrooms
Once again the ultra-conservative editors at the NH Union Leader have completely missed the mark. Today they published an editorial on the idea to use “volunteers” to oversee virtual classrooms. This ridiculous idea came from Mayor Gatas as a way to expand charter schools and reduce the cost of education in Manchester. “Mayor Ted Gatsas [...]
On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey
As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going to hear a lot from our Republican friends about how much they [...]
On Doing Better Than 50%, Or, Could More “Made In USA” Mean More Jobs?
We gotta grow some jobs, and that’s a fact, and we probably aren’t going to be able to do it with big ol’ jobs programs funded by the Federal Government, what with today’s politics and all, and that means if this Administration wants to stay in the jobs game they’re going to have to find [...]
disturbing rhetoric
Waiting for an appointment in a public place this morning, a couple of people told me that union members make $75/hour, and were paid even if they got laid off. Stone Phillips told me much the same thing, in the 30 seconds of him that I could stand to watch recently. In addition to this [...]