- Negotiation 101 for Dems: The Right Policies Are The Right Politics | Campaign for America’s Future – Dave Johnson
- The first rule of negotiating is to pick the right starting position, understanding that you will have to give some things up to reach agreement. At the very least Democrats should start with the best policies for the public, and negotiate from there. …
Democrats seem to think the public wants corporate/conservative policies enacted, when polls show they do not. How could this be possible? …
Policymakers are up against a massive corporate/conservative lobbying machine designed to influence legislation. If you live and work in DC you experience a different "information environment" than the rest of us. …
The fact is that President Bush's last budget year had a $1.4 trillion deficit. It was conservative policies and cleaning up after the results of those policies that brought us these massive deficits. Conservatives have tricked people into thinking this was President Obama's fault. President Obama has actually reduced the deficits below Bush levels. [link link and link]
- What Women Told Us: Pay and Promotion Disparities Are Rampant, Part III
- [ACLU Blog - Katie Clemente & Illona Nanay, Women's Rights Project]
Today we're featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about [Wal-Mart v. Dukes], with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.
- California tumbles into the sea | Balloon Juice – Comrade DougJ
- I don’t think it’s clear that California can survive with its current constitutional structure, where one-third of legislators can hold up a tax increase. Remember, lots of Republicans want states to go bankrupt so that they can get out of their union contracts .
- “Ethos of the Unit” | Marginal Revolution
- •All research is provisional
•All research raises as many questions as it answers
•All research is difficult to interpret and to draw clear conclusions from
•Qualitative research may be vital to elaborate experience, suggest narratives for understanding phenomena and generate hypotheses but it can’t be taken to prove anything
•Quantitative research may be able to show hard findings but can rarely (never?) give clear answers to complex questions
[My bookmarks live at delicious.com/camryl. In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Also, signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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