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test - Margrit Pittman Presente!

Portside moderator — 2013-02-28T15:29:56-05:00

test - Margrit Pittman Presente!

February 28, 2013
By
Published by Portside (Thu, 2013-02-28 00:00)

Margrit Adler Pittman, an activist journalist with a lifelong commitment to the fight for peace, democracy and social and economic justice, died February 4 in New York City at the age of 93.

Margrit Adler Pittman, an activist journalist with a lifelong commitment to the fight for peace, democracy and social and economic justice, died February 4 in New York City at the age of 93.

As a young girl, Pittman had first-hand experience with fascism. Born in 1919 in Frankfurt-am-Main, [...]

test=Voting Rights Act Faces Key Test in Supreme Court

Portside moderator — 2013-02-21T23:45:07-05:00

test=Voting Rights Act Faces Key Test in Supreme Court

February 21, 2013
By David G. Savage; NAACP
Los Angeles Times (Tue, 2013-02-19 00:00)

The Supreme Court will decide whether to strike a key part of the Voting Rights Act, which conservatives say is outdated and unfair to the South. As many as 5 million votes may have been lost in 2012 had the U.S. Department of Justice not been able to use Section 5 to block voter suppression initiatives in Texas, South Carolina and Florida. [...]

test-Think There's No Alternative? Latin America Has a FewThink There's No Alternative? Latin America Has a Few

Portside moderator — 2013-02-21T23:41:44-05:00

test-Think There's No Alternative? Latin America Has a FewThink There's No Alternative? Latin America Has a Few

February 21, 2013
By Seumas Milne
Guardian (UK) (Tue, 2013-02-19 00:00)

Not only have leaders from Ecuador to Venezuela delivered huge social gains - they keep winning elections too

Ever since the crash of 2008 exposed the rotten core of a failed economic model, we've been told there are no viable alternatives. As Europe sinks deeper into austerity, governing parties of whatever stripe are routinely rejected by disillusioned voters - only to be replaced by others delivering more welfare [...]

test-Five Reasons the Keystone Pipeline is Bad for the Economy

Portside moderator — 2013-02-21T23:38:06-05:00

test-Five Reasons the Keystone Pipeline is Bad for the Economy

February 21, 2013
By Brendan Smith
Labor Network for Sustainability (Thu, 2013-02-21 00:00)

The American labor movement is once again facing a most controversial issue - the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. While labor leaders weigh the pros and cons of building KXL, they should keep in mind that the pipeline is as much a threat to our economy as it is to our planet. After a year of extreme weather - at an extreme cost to the economy - this age old jobs vs. [...]

test - A Great Day for the Climate Movement

Portside moderator — 2013-02-19T23:36:42-05:00

test - A Great Day for the Climate Movement

February 19, 2013
By Bill McKibben
350.org (Sun, 2013-02-17 00:00)

Finally, powerfully, decisively -- the movement to stop climate change has come together.

Today was the day. Finally, powerfully, decisively -- the movement to stop climate change has come together.

This was the biggest climate change rally in US history. By our count, 50,000 people gathered by the Washington Monument and then marched past the White House, demanding that President Obama block the Keystone XL pipeline and move forward toward climate action.

[...]

test - Desmond Tutu Blasts US Drones: American or Not, All Victims Are Human

Portside moderator — 2013-02-19T23:26:35-05:00

test - Desmond Tutu Blasts US Drones: American or Not, All Victims Are Human

February 19, 2013
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer
Common Dreams (Tue, 2013-02-19 00:00)

Tutu: 'Does the US really want to tell those of us in the rest of the world that our lives are not of the same value as yours?' [...]

Test - Of Biblical Proportions: Inequality and Poverty Wages

Portside moderator — 2013-02-19T23:16:17-05:00

Test - Of Biblical Proportions: Inequality and Poverty Wages

February 19, 2013
By Rev. Jim Conn
Frying Pan News (Thu, 2013-02-14 00:00)

Despite the rising indicators of economic recovery, too many working families are discovering there are only poverty jobs, part-time jobs or no jobs at all.

My friend pastors a vibrant congregation in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. Her people reflect the neighborhood and the church worships in both Spanish and English. In a conversation this week I asked her how her folks were doing. Her voice dropped, and she shook [...]

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Portside moderator — 2013-02-09T08:16:10-05:00

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February 9, 2013
By
(Sat, 2013-02-09 00:00)

Evolution of Republican dogma.

SATURDAY, FEB 9, 2013 08:00 AM EST

Former congressman Tom Allen: GOP speaks a different language

You try serving with these Republicans: I spent 12 years in Congress and lost hope that we could talk to each other

BY TOM ALLEN

February 9, 2013
By
(Sat, 2013-02-09 00:00)

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test-A Bit of Optimism in the Alps, A Lot of Pain in the Everyday World

Portside moderator — 2013-02-08T15:33:49-05:00

test-A Bit of Optimism in the Alps, A Lot of Pain in the Everyday World

February 8, 2013
By Carl Bloice
Black Commentator (Thu, 2013-02-07 00:00)

While some of the world's economic and political elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum, a United Nations agency reported that there has been an increase in unemployment planet-wide of 28 million since the onset of the current economic crisis five years ago. One million jobs were lost in western capitalist economies last year alone and three million in the rest of the world. [...]

test-Nurses Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline, Cite Adverse Effects of Increased Air Pollution, Climate Change

Portside moderator — 2013-02-08T15:30:28-05:00

test-Nurses Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline, Cite Adverse Effects of Increased Air Pollution, Climate Change

February 8, 2013
By National Nurses United
National Nurses United (Tue, 2013-02-05 00:00)

"Nurses care for patients every day who struggle with health crises aggravated by environmental pollution in its many forms," said NNU Co-President Deborah Burger, RN. "As a society we need to reduce the effects of environmental factors, including climate change, that are making people sick, and endangering the future for our children. That's why we oppose the Keystone XL pipeline." [...]

test-The Cheated Generation: Lack of Good Jobs for Young Adults is Creating a Moral Crisis

Portside moderator — 2013-02-08T14:48:24-05:00

test-The Cheated Generation: Lack of Good Jobs for Young Adults is Creating a Moral Crisis

February 8, 2013
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Washington Post Blog (Mon, 2013-02-04 00:00)

New employment figures reveal young adults in the U.S. have nearly double (13.7 percent) the unemployment rate of the general population. We must face up to this moral crisis and demand the policies that will employ Millennials. [...]

Government is Hurting the Economy - by Spending too Little

Portside moderator — 2013-01-31T21:06:43-05:00

Government is Hurting the Economy - by Spending too Little

January 31, 2013
By Ezra Klein
Washington Post Wonkblog (Wed, 2013-01-30 00:00)

In light of the report that the economy contracted in the last quarter of 2012 due partly to cutbacks, Ezra Klein notes that one man's big government socialism is another man's premature and destructive fiscal retrenchment [...]

The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy

Portside moderator — 2013-01-29T17:37:15-05:00

The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy

January 29, 2013
By Erin Hatton
New York Times (Sat, 2013-01-26 00:00)

Politicians across the political spectrum herald “job creation,” but frightfully few of them talk about what kinds of jobs are being created. Yet this clearly matters. A quarter of jobs in America pay below the federal poverty line for a family of four ($23,050). Not only are many jobs low-wage, they are also temporary and insecure. Over the last three years, the temp industry added more jobs than any other. Low-wage, temporary jobs threaten to become the [...]

For-Profit or for Education? Testing in Public Schools

Portside moderator — 2013-01-29T14:29:49-05:00

For-Profit or for Education? Testing in Public Schools

January 29, 2013
By Dave Saldana
Published by Portside (Sun, 2013-01-27 00:00)

Teachers at two high schools in Seattle voted to boycott the Measures of Academic Progress, or "MAP" test. This standardized test is given three times a year, diverting time and resources from classroom teaching. The teachers don't like it because they'd rather teach the curriculum they were hired to teach, instead of handing out a test that doesn't gauge students' mastery of that curriculum. [...]

Reality of Health Costs - Health-Care Deduction Huge, but What's the Return?

Portside moderator — 2013-01-29T14:18:20-05:00

Reality of Health Costs - Health-Care Deduction Huge, but What's the Return?

January 29, 2013
By Ellen Dannin
Truthout (Tue, 2013-01-29 00:00)

Neal Soss' much-discussed chart of the United States' 20 largest "tax expenditures" tells us nothing about the value in terms of costs and benefits to various constituencies of each expenditure. Work place issues expert Ellen Dannin provides an example of how we can look at employer-provided health insurance. [...]

Dispatches from the Culture Wars - Off to a Running Start Edition

Portside moderator — 2013-01-16T11:50:06-05:00

Dispatches from the Culture Wars - Off to a Running Start Edition

January 16, 2013
By
Portside (Tue, 2013-01-15 00:00)

January 15, 2013 - Rev.

Breaking Down Oscar Nods by Community

By Jennifer Cheng

January 11, 2014

Voices of New York

Following the announcement of the 2012 Oscar nominations yesterday, the community and ethnic press zoomed into the stories of nominees from their respective communities, or of films that were particularly relevant to their readers. From "Life of Pi," director Ang Lee's nod [...]

New York School Bus Driver Strike Looms, Union Blasts Bloomberg

Portside labor — 2013-01-16T11:16:06-05:00

New York School Bus Driver Strike Looms, Union Blasts Bloomberg

January 16, 2013
By Joy Resmovits and Dave Jamieson
Huffington Post (Tue, 2013-01-15 00:00)

As New York City school bus drivers head toward a strike, slated for Wednesday morning, the national president of the drivers' union accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of trying to gut standards for workers in public services, comparing the mayor to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who controversially rolled back collective bargaining rights for public employees in that state. [...]

test-no image -Dark, Zero-Feminism

Portside labor — 2013-01-15T14:13:18-05:00

test-no image -Dark, Zero-Feminism

January 15, 2013
By Zillah Eisenstein
zillaheisenstein.wordpress.com (Mon, 2013-01-14 00:00)

Written two days after the nation-wide launch of ZERO DARK THIRTY; and One day after the Golden Globe Awards

The film starts with a black blank screen and the voices from people stuck in the trade towers on that fateful day, September 11, 2001. I thought to myself: this is a set up to make sure we are lost to the saddened memory of that day, and the stance that we were wronged - and that this film will [...]

test - no image - Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

Portside moderator — 2013-01-15T14:03:56-05:00

test - no image - Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

January 15, 2013
By Lori Bezahler
The Nation (Fri, 2013-01-11 00:00)

"In the weeks after the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, support for re-banning assault weapons has grown exponentially--inside and outside of the Beltway. However, in the past 24 hours there have been disturbing signs of another pre-emptive surrender by key Democrats on the assault weapons ban." Peter Rothberg, The Nation [...]

test-Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?-no image

Portside moderator — 2013-01-14T14:51:35-05:00

test-Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?-no image

January 14, 2013
By Sasha Abramsky
The Nation (Wed, 2013-01-09 00:00)

Cases like that of Weldon Angelos, who was given a fifty-five-year sentence for selling marijuana, cry out for mercy. But calls for clemency have fallen on deaf ears...So why hasn't Obama done the right thing? Could it be that Angelos has just gotten lost in the shuffle? Possibly-but if that's the reason, there would be evidence that Obama has used his pardon and commutation powers wisely in other cases. Unfortunately, that's not true. [...]

test-Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners? - w/image

Portside moderator — 2013-01-14T14:48:53-05:00

test-Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners? - w/image

January 14, 2013
By Sasha Abramsky
The Nation (Wed, 2013-01-09 00:00)

Cases like that of Weldon Angelos, who was given a fifty-five-year sentence for selling marijuana, cry out for mercy. But calls for clemency have fallen on deaf ears...So why hasn't Obama done the right thing? Could it be that Angelos has just gotten lost in the shuffle? Possibly-but if that's the reason, there would be evidence that Obama has used his pardon and commutation powers wisely in other cases. Unfortunately, that's not true. [...]

test-w/ image -Teacher Fight Backs and Contractors Threaten ULPs Against NYC School Bus Drivers

Portside labor — 2013-01-14T14:19:21-05:00

test-w/ image -Teacher Fight Backs and Contractors Threaten ULPs Against NYC School Bus Drivers

January 14, 2013
By
(Sun, 2013-01-13 00:00)

Teachers unions and other educational service workers across the country - in New York, Seattle, and Hawaii - are fighting against further cuts in school budgets, for better quality education for their students. In New York, school bus drivers prepare to strike for job security for trained professional drivers; in Seattle, teachers vote to refuse to give standardized tests; in Hawaii teachers campaign for a penny tax increase dedicated to education. [...]

test-no image -Teacher Fight Backs and Contractors Threaten ULPs Against NYC School Bus Drivers

Portside labor — 2013-01-14T14:26:36-05:00

test-no image -Teacher Fight Backs and Contractors Threaten ULPs Against NYC School Bus Drivers

January 14, 2013
By
(Sun, 2013-01-13 00:00)

Teachers unions and other educational service workers across the country - in New York, Seattle, and Hawaii - are fighting against further cuts in school budgets, for better quality education for their students. In New York, school bus drivers prepare to strike for job security for trained professional drivers; in Seattle, teachers vote to refuse to give standardized tests; in Hawaii teachers campaign for a penny tax increase dedicated to education. [...]

test - Foes Of Kaiser (And SEIU) Unite In California

Portside labor — 2013-01-09T16:50:17-05:00

test - Foes Of Kaiser (And SEIU) Unite In California

January 9, 2013
By Steve Early
Huffington Post (Tue, 2013-01-08 00:00)

Healthcare unions united in California. The California Nurses Association (CNA) and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) unveil their formal affiliation this past week.

Two of the biggest U.S. strikes in the last 16 months were conducted by members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Their target each time was Kaiser Permanente, the giant California health care chain that made $6 billion in profits [...]

test - Coercive Wellness Programs Create New Headaches

Portside labor — 2013-01-09T16:35:58-05:00

test - Coercive Wellness Programs Create New Headaches

January 9, 2013
By Jane Slaughter
Labor Notes (Mon, 2013-01-07 00:00)

Employer-created wellness programs are about what workers should do on their own time, not what the employer could do to stop making them sick at work...Wellness programs are growing fast. In firms with more than 200 workers, 94 percent had such programs in 2012 [...]