by Digby | Sep 26, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
Yesterday, post-"filibuster": RUSH: I have to tell you, I've had so many people... I've been off the past couple of days, but, while this has been going on, I've had so many people e-mail me so uplifted by what you did in the last 21 hours and what you did leading up...
by Digby | Sep 25, 2013 | Economy, Retirement Security, The Jobs Challenge
There's a lot of resentment toward baby boomers among young people out there and often for a very good reason. We are an insufferably self-centered lot. (And the generation that famously used "never trust anyone over 30" as its credo is in no position to complain.) In...
by Digby | Sep 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
My good friend the struggling single mom has recently taken a job in the insurance industry. (It pays terribly so she has to work two jobs, of course, but it's better than nothing.) I spoke with her yesterday and she tells me that the votes to defund Obamacare have...
by Digby | Sep 19, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy
You've got to love the Randroids. they never give up. Here's one writing in Forbes about the 99% vs the 1%. Guess who he thinks need to give back? Each particular individual in the community who contributed to a man’s rise to wealth was paid at the time–either...
by Digby | Sep 18, 2013 | Economy, Minimum Wage, Progressive Vision
When I was in college I worked as a staffer for a home health agency for a while. And I learned what a terribly difficult job it is. These people care for the elderly and disabled in their homes often under very difficult conditions and they almost always do it with a...
