This is the last few paragraphs of a long article I posted at Dailykos yesterday. While parts of the article got some comments none of them realized this was the most important part of the entire piece. I urge you to read the entire article as it set the stage for this comment and proposal.
A [...]
Comments Off
Filed under: In The News
The NY Times has a piece today on the annual BlogHer conference which was held last week. Sadly the Times relegates the piece to the “Style” section while claiming women bloggers are breaking “Blogging’s Glass Ceiling.” The BlogHer conference “began in 2005 to help female bloggers gain exposure,” clearly we still have a long way to [...]
7 Comments »
Filed under: Bloggers, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Sexism, Women's Issues
A Personal Confession: Today I apologize to Barack Obama. No one can think I’ve been an Obama supporter. I supported Hillary Clinton vigorously and went though a period of real mourning after the primary ended with her concession. I said, as a lifelong Democrat, that I would certainly support our nominee. I know that having [...]
5 Comments »
Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, International, Politics, Presidential Election, Stuart O'Neill
In a “News” story in The Washington Post this morning “An Estate Tax Twist Reverses Party Roles On Minimum Wage”Staff Writer Jeffrey Birnbaum leads with one of the most disingenuous paragraphs I have read in a major newspaper in awhile:
For years, organized labor has worked hard to raise the minimum wage, while business groups have [...]
Comments Off
Filed under: Congress, Economy, Politics, Republicans, Senate
A report released Monday by the Society of Environmental Journalists found that delayed non-response to a FOIA request are becoming commonplace. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mark Schleifstein, hurricane reporter of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans “filed a request under the federal Freedom of Information Act, asking for any reports on spills, accidents or [...]
Comments Off
Filed under: Environment
| Blog: |
| Pamela Leavey |
Topics: |
