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Category Archives: Labor Movement
Professional sports have been defined by its media, pay its participants and let students remain so.
By ann summers Brackets and rankings help set betting odds, and should those revenues get taxed also to benefit the participants besides the bettors. But in terms of the collegiate sports industry, it shouldn’t be about pie-slicing envy, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Corruption, Labor Movement, Media, Politics, Society, Sociology, Sports, Television, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Media, NCAA, Sports
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all Trump has left is Islamophobia and Sinophobia in the swing-states
By ann summers tehDumpster fire that is the Trump campaign is now trolling the LIVs in swing states with the usual xenophobia and GOP talking points. Trump’s disinformation campaign could even favor TPP because HRC is against it. Recall … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, China, Conservatives, Countries, Economic Policy, Economics, Foreign Policy, History, Investing, Labor Movement, Media, Neoliberals, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, States, Stock Market, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, TPP
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Frisco Flix Fascist Nix
By ann summers Hollywood North is not San Francisco South, nor North Hollywood or South San Francisco. But maybe in an age of media crime fascination there can be high-tech tours of location specific cinematic crime, something better than the Alcatraz … Continue reading
Posted in Art, California, Celebrity, Civil Liberties, Crime, Fascism, Free Speech, History, Labor Movement, Law Enforcement, Media, Movies, Murder, Propaganda, Socialism, Television, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Black Maria, California, cinema, Crime, Hollywood, HUAC, Media, police, red scare, san francisco, television, Thomas Edison, Virtual Reality, VR
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The Triumph of the Old New Left: UK Labour moves away from the centre
By ann summers A perhaps stunning victory for a party frustrated with recent defeats, and with perhaps the infusion of underrepresented elements, the leadership of the UK Labour Party has risen/fallen in a 59% vote for a repudiation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Congress, Countries, Democracy, Labor Movement, NATO, News Roundup, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, Scotland, Socialism, United Kingdom
Tagged Jeremy Corbyn, Tony Blair New Labour, UK Labour Party
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Picture of the Day for June 13, 2015: On the Subject of Governor Scott Walker and Fascism (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Mike Spindell published a post titled Scott Walker: The Fascist Who Might Be President. In it, Mike said he thinks that the current governor of Wisconsin “is a Fascist in action and belief.” Mike added, “It may be true … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Labor Movement, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, States, Tea Party, United States, Wisconsin
Tagged Fascists, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Mussolini, Picture of the Day, Republicans, Scott Walker
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Picture of the Day for April 23, 2015: On the Subject of Outsourcing American Jobs
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Economics, Labor Movement, Oligarchy, United States
Tagged Outsourcing Jobs, Picture of the Day
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