Strengthening workers’ rights should be Labour’s priority by Jeremy Corbyn, The Guardian Saturday 30 July 2016 17.00 EDT The economy isn’t working for millions of our people. Real wages have fallen, insecurity and low-paid jobs are spreading, investment is stagnating, corporate scandals are multiplying and Britain is heading for another downturn. Economic failure is a …
July 2016 archive
Jul 31 2016
The Breakfast Club (Potter)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 30 2016
Pure Spite
Look, the fact of the matter is that Alberta Tar Sands are no longer economically viable. About a year’s worth of Global demand in superior product is now in storage on land and floating in reconditioned tankers (many were mothballed) at sea. And when I say superior product you have to remember that extracting usable …
Jul 30 2016
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Jul 30 2016
Cartnoon
Aficionados of mid to late 1960s British TV Spy Shows (can you tell I’m a Geek?) and especially the work of Patrick McGoohan understand that Danger Man and The Prisoner are one great story arc. Perhaps you are confused by the ending, Fall Out. It’s perfectly clear to me. John Drake has a nervous breakdown …
Jul 30 2016
The Breakfast Club (Growing Up and Not Old)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 29 2016
Six More Criminal Indictments In Flint Lead Poisoning Scandal
First, let me point out that word “Criminal” in the title. That means people could and should go to jail. Hard time. Orange Jumpsuits and Tin Cups on the Bars time. Good. They poisoned nearly 100,000 people, 8,000 of them children under 5 years old, 62,000 of them Minority (to be fair, 38,000 of them …
Jul 29 2016
Hillary Clinton Accepts Nomination To Be President
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepted the nomination od the Democratic Party to be the first woman President of the Untied States. Introduced by her daughter, Chelsea, she strode out onto the stage to deliver a strong, positive speech about who she is and what she would do for America as its president. At …
Jul 29 2016
The Breakfast Club (Think About Tomorrow)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 28 2016
2016 Democratic National Convention Day 4
Tonight is Hillary Clinton’s night as she makes history as the first woman to be nominated to be President of the United States by a national party. Last night, President Barack Obama painted the image of two America’s, the one he knows and the dark, divided country that Donald Trump imagines. He carefully laid out …