Bravo to House and Senate Democrats for throwing the gauntlet on Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans, demanding that they restore the cuts they made to the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare subsidies and Medicaid so they could pay for their unneeded tax cuts for the wealthy in the reverse Robin Hood Angel of Death Big Billionaire Bill. … Read more
On August 27th, the Good Action Trouble Group joined other organizations (including Jobs With Justice andWorking Families Power) to protest at Jim Click’s KIA dealership on Wetmore. Eight members of the Good Action Trouble Group, including me, were arrested. This is our story. What follows is a satirical dramatization based on real events. All these groups joined … Read more
This editorial cartoon from the Atlanta Journal’s Mike Luckovich says it all. With the release of the August jobs report which showed labor contraction in June, a rising unemployment rate, and only 22,000 jobs created in August, there is more proof that the ship known as the American Economy is sinking thanks to the Gilded … Read more
Did you know that the name Schweikert is a German surname with roots in the Middle High German word “swik,” meaning to deceive or trick. It likely originated as a nickname for someone considered clever or cunning? Well, David “Deceitful” Schweikert certainly suits his name. David Schweikert is also an Infuriating, Condescending Elitist who is out of touch to … Read more
Remember how much we owe to the organizing and tenacity of regular folks in unions, and how much more there is left to accomplish.