Blaming the Victims

Ideas and Issues Labor Organizing

Blaming the Victims December 23, 2008                 Antigua   In the middle of gazillion dollar bailouts and bonuses for banks and newbies that became banks to get bailouts, there is an unreality to the hate patrol trashing autoworkers compared to the tut-tutting that accompanies the payment of Wall Street bonuses in millions for a job …

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Tactical Watch: Shoe-time!

Ideas and Issues International

Tactical Watch:  Shoe-time!                 Antigua  Since we’re talking about tactics, this thing in the Iraq with Bush is out of hand.  I guess I meant out-of-foot, but anyway….We have to say that trying to physically attack the President of the United States is certainly the wrong thing to do.  Having seen the rewind, Bush did …

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Tactics Watch: Auction Bid

Community Organizing Ideas and Issues

Tactics Watch:  Auction Bid December 21, 2008                 Antigua                I am always on the watch for breakthrough tactics, so I marveled at the effectiveness, and courage, of a young man’s virtually singlehanded blocking of the last of the Bush land-lease giveaways.  Tim DeChristopher, an econ student at the University of Utah managed to win more …

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