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Tag Archives: class_warfare
Labor Pains
Yesterday, Michigan, where the Flint Sit-Down Strike made labor rights history in 1937, became a Right-to-Work state, a triumph for those who want to see the last vestiges of the labor movement swept away. Time was when corporations would hire … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged capitalism_yay!, class_warfare, labor
Turning Up the Employment Dial
Despite what you may think based on my Doctor Who posts, I don’t watch things on TV specifically to get upset. So I had no plans to watch last night’s debate. Instead, I went over to Matt’s and we played … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2012_election, class_warfare
The Legacy of Occupy Wall Street
We were playing a game and Matt had a decision to make. The card he played, as part of its cost, required him to give a resource cube to another player. He had to figure out who would benefit the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged class_warfare, ows
Scenes From the Class Struggle in Mos Eisley
Yesterday on Twitter, pal “Calamity” Jon Morris asked if the steampunk aesthetic showed “more than a hint of nostalgia for imperialism, class structure and a teentch of racism”. I replied that, “I think an argument can be made that most … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
Tagged class_warfare, dirty_geek_laundry
Mitt Romney’s Secret Agenda is That He Doesn’t Have a Secret Agenda
I haven’t said too much about Mitt Romney because honestly, there isn’t much to say about Mitt Romney. There’s nothing to him that can’t be summed up in a few words: he’s rich, he’s always been rich, and he would … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2012_election, class_warfare
I Thought I Was Poor Because I Had No Shoes, Until I Met a Man Who Had to Make Shoes
You’re hiking along a rocky trail when suddenly the gravel underfoot gives way. You slide down the side of the trail, not much, but enough to twist your ankle. You haven’t seen anyone else on the trail, you can’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Misc
Tagged class_warfare, shoes
We’ve All Been Sent to the Cornfield
For ten years I lived in Champaign-Urbana, which is in east-central Illinois. In 1867 there was a problem with the right-hand side of the state curling up on humid days, so they decided to weigh it down by putting a … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged capitalism_yay!, class_warfare
Yes But What Are the Occupy Movement’s GOALS?
Some good news from Pew Research. Americans are finally starting to get it. Rising Share of Americans See Conflict Between Rich and Poor A new Pew Research Center survey of 2,048 adults finds that about two-thirds of the public (66%) … Continue reading
