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Monthly Archives: October 2012
#sandyinphilly
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. Philadelphia seems to have escaped Hurricane Sandy mostly unscathed. I’ve been in touch with friends in almost every neighborhood, from the northeast to South Philly, Kensington to Strawberry … Continue reading
James Wolcott’s Blistering Appreciation of Martin Amis
James Wolcott’s review of Lionel Asbo: State of England is an appreciation of Martin Amis as an interesting man and a blistering critique of his latter day novels. Wolcott pulls this tricky task off with his usual aplomb. The review is great … Continue reading
PA Bill Punishing Poor Women For Having Kids: Part of A National Trend
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. A quick follow up on the bill championed, an then quickly dropped, last week by five PA state reps. The bill would have punished low-income women who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, Philadelphia, safety net, sexual health
Tagged Bryce Covert, motherhood, poverty, rape, TANF
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Right-Wing Extremism and The Department of Homeland Security (Book)
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. I just finished reading Daryl Johnson’s Right-Wing Resurgence: How A Domestic Terrorism Threat Is Being Ignored, the memoir of a conservative, Mormon, pro-life, gun-owning, Republican and lifelong law enforcement … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews
Tagged Daryl Johnson, DHS, Mormon, right-wing extremism, terrorism
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State Reps to Poor Women: Prove You Were Raped or Lose TANF Assistance (UPDATE)
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. From Think Progress, new depths of barbarism from our state legislators (House Bill 2718). A Pennsylvania House bill seeks to limit the amount of TANF assistance that low-income women receive based on … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, Philadelphia, public health, safety net, sexual health
Tagged Gene DiGirolamo, rape, TANF, Think Progress, Thomas Caltagirone
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Re-building America’s Welfare State
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. Presidential elections focus our attention on the current parameters of political conversation, which doesn’t suit the left particularly well. How much does Obama differ from Romney on abortion … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, healthcare reform, labor, Occupy, safety net
Tagged Bhaskar Sunkara, class war, In These Times, Medicaid, Medicare, Peter Frase, Social Security
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Herman Cain Wants You To Intimidate Your Employees
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. Last Friday Herman Cain’s “Truth Tour” made a stop in Philly, at the non-union Ritz-Carlton downtown, to remind employers to pressure workers to vote for Romney. Cain’s new group, The … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, labor, Philadelphia
Tagged cry wolf, Herman Cane, Philly
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You Have No Rights at Work
Cross-posted from Keystone Politics, where I’ll be guest-blogging while Jon is getting married. This election season has done an excellent job of showcasing an important, and little understood, truth about political freedom in the American workplace. In short: There isn’t any, unless you … Continue reading
Posted in economic justice, journalism, labor
Tagged David Siegel, employment-at-will, Gawker, In These Times, Josh Eidelson, Koch brothers, Mike Elk
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