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• What You Remember from a Convention Makes a Big Difference.

  

  Among all the very effective speakers at last night’s Democratic Convention – the most important being Michelle Obama who brought down the house – the one I... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Convention Video: The Stories of Our Platform

  This makes the Democratic platform have more understandable content. Related articles Gay Americans Can Thank The Democratic Party As Convention Places... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Michelle Kicks It off Tonight…

  

  I’m looking forward to it. Michelle Obama speaks in the 10 – 11 PM slot, preceded by the Keynote Speaker, Julián Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. The... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Harold and Kumar Go to the Democratic National Convention

  

  One of the things I like about Obama and the Democrats that I didn’t see with Romney and the Republicans: they have a sense of humor.Kal Penn will be hosting... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Harold and Kumar Go to the Democratic National Convention

  

  One of the things I like about Obama and the Democrats that I didn’t see with Romney and the Republicans: they have a sense of humor. Kal Penn will be hosting... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Quotes of the Day – Diversity of the Democratic National Convention

  

  Remember last week when the Republicans put up black, woman, hispanic and other speakers (in front of the virtually all white audience) and said their conventio... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Quotes of the Day – Diversity of the Democratic National Convention

  

  Remember last week when the Republicans put up black, woman, hispanic and other speakers (in front of the virtually all white audience) and said their conventio... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dead at Age 54

  

  'Green Mile' star succumbs to complications from heart attack Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Actor Michael Clark Duncan Dead at Age 54.

  

  Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, and David Morse in “The Green Mile.”Michael Clarke Duncan, the tall and massively built actor with the shaved head and deep... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Getting Ready for the Democratic Convention…

  

  Tomorrow will be the start of three days of Democrats firing up their base and showing support for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They are in Charlotte, North... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Gallup Poll on Romney’s Convention Speech…

  

  Gallup found the Romney Speech to be the worst one since Bob Dole in 1996.Gallup results:That brings into question what the results of his speech will be. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• I Was Thinking About My Own Labor History…

  

  Since I’ve been taking a look at unions today, it occurs to me that I have been a member of two unions back in my New York past. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Remembering the Creation and Importance of Labor Day…

  

  The contributions made by unions to the betterment of America’s workers is primarily the reason we celebrate Labor Day. The influence of organized labor cannot... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• For Those in Favor of a Sustainable Economy:

  

  Passed on to me by John Case: The *Daly News*<http://dalynews.org>is where we question some of the most deeply ingrained (and deeply flawed)  myths of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• For Those in Favor of a Sustainable Economy:

  

  Passed on to me by John Case: The *Daly News*<http://dalynews.org>is where we question some of the most deeply ingrained (and deeply flawed)  myths of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Lyricist Hal David Has Died at 91…

  

  He was probably best known as the lyricist to the songs of Bert Bacharach. Harold Lane “Hal” David grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Cartoon(s) of the Week – What Was the Republican Convention Like?

  

  Jim Morin in the Miami Herald: What a tremendous image the Republicans set at their Convention… - and - Steve Sack in the Star Tribune: It was interesting to... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Quote for Labor Day Weekend

  

  There can be no better way to honor the American worker then to support an increase in the minimum wage to a living wage of at least $10 per hour. That would... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 SOCIETY

• Character Actor Steve Franken Dies at 80…

  

  Steve Franken, 80, a veteran character actor whose long career included playing the spoiled young millionaire Chatsworth Osborne Jr. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 SOCIETY

• Is There Really a Liberal Media Bias? The Stats Don’t Think So…

  

  We’re always hearing the conservative right complain about the “liberal media bias.” The truth of the matter is, however, that it doesn’t seem to exist (maybe... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 SOCIETY