Archive for March, 2011
You Don’t Need the Boss, the Boss Needs You
Author: RobbieOn Monday, I stood in the rain on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento with thousands of students and workers to protest further deep cuts to California’s beleaguered public infrastructure. Last Saturday, over 85,000 people marched in Madison, Wisconsin in support of the basic rights of workers to collectively bargain. What these actions [...]
Read moreBut Really, America is Not Broke
Author: RobbieRecently, Michael Moore made a speech to protestors in Wisconsin which was published as an editorial in the Huffington Post under the title “America is Not Broke.” The idea that America is not, in fact, broke has come as a surprise to many. Don’t we have a giant federal budget deficit? Aren’t state governments (including [...]
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