New Orleans Yesterday was the first day of our future and from all reports it was much, much scarier than Halloween might have ever hoped to be. Look at the cases in point. In the federal hearing on immigration madness in Arizona, Governor Brewer took time out of her campaign schedule (ok, that’s a lie; …
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Thanking John Sweeney
Washington There are few grace notes in the current divisions within the forces of institutional labor, but I happened to experience a small one at Georgetown University in a special ceremony held to honor John Sweeney, retiring President of the AFL-CIO, with an honorary degree. I had been invited by Joe McCartin, an organizer with …