2011 – Page 81 – Delaware Liberal

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope June 22, 20112 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 22, 2011

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20116 Comments

The banks are gonna get their tax breaks, and there ain't no way to put lipstick on those pigs. They're blackmailing us and we're paying and paying and paying: Rep.…

Georgia’s Farm Labor Crisis

By Unstable Isotope June 22, 201142 Comments

Georgia's harsh immigration law worked, it drove away undocumented workers. Now Georgia has 6300 unfilled agriculture jobs and it's hurting their top industry.

Time to End the Wars

By MJ June 21, 20117 Comments

The US Conference of Mayors did something on Monday that they haven't done in over 40 years. They passed a resolution calling for an accelerated end to the wars in…

More Pink Slips at News-Journal Today?

By El Somnambulo June 21, 201145 Comments

We are receiving as yet unconfirmed reports that some major News-Journal staffers have received pink slips today, and that Gannett has purged hundreds nationally today as well. Any word from…

Live Broadcast Of Lunch with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt

By liberalgeek June 21, 20114 Comments

Video clips at Ustream

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope June 21, 201114 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

The Super-Duper Awesome Republican Jobs Plan

By Unstable Isotope June 21, 20117 Comments

The new and improved super-duper awesome Republican jobs plan is revealed!

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20115 Comments

So. I open up my dead-trees edition of the News-Journal this morning and the headline at the top of the front page screams: 'Bloom subsidy a burden, detractors say'. This…

Well, Knock Me Over With A Feather

By Unstable Isotope June 21, 201112 Comments

Well you could just knock me over with a feather. The ultra-conservative Family Policy Council has called for David Vitter's resignation.

Countdown is Back – I can watch TV news again.

By jason330 June 20, 20118 Comments

Lead story - Libya. The GOP spin is that Obama is not using our free bombs as freely as he should. People who are less blood thirsty think that the Libya conflict needs the consent of Congress. Guest, Michael Moore, says that Obama is not different than other modern Presidents...

Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt

By liberalgeek June 20, 20113 Comments

On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA. DCRAC…

Let’s Hear It for Evolution

By MJ June 20, 201111 Comments

The 2011 Miss USA "scholarship" pageant was held last night in Las Vegas. Out of the 51 contestants, only two of them said that they believed in evolution. Out of…