- Ohio’s Kasich Wants to Outsource Any Job Anytime—And Winner Pays No Taxes | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG – James Parks
- Hidden deep in [Kasich's] proposed budget is a provision to allow his administration to contract out for 75 years any state service to any applicant that the state budget and management director (OBM)—a Kasich appointee—alone deems “qualified.” The winning contractors would pay no business tax on gross receipts or on any income from providing public services. …
The provisions are tucked away between pages 261 and 266 in Kasich’s proposed budget and do not require that the winning bidder be current on taxes, operate a safe workplace, pay a legal wage, or even be an Ohio company that employs Ohioans. Nor is there anything to stop Kasich’s cronies from awarding contracts to major Kasich campaign contributors. And nobody, not even the state’s Controlling Board, which oversees state contracts, would be able to review the deal.
- What does a world without civil liberties look like? | MyDD – Restore Fairness
- The government cited Hashmi’s “proclivity for violence” as a justification for the measures, even though he did not have a criminal record, did not exhibit any signs of violence … He was sentenced to 15 years in prison not just for luggage that someone else had brought into his apartment, but also because of his “anti-American jihadist ideology,” according to Judge Preska. …
- Countering the Republican Anti-Labor Campaign | LA Progressive
- …the movement needs to transcend the model of labor solidarity in the workplace and find ways of reaching the vast majority of wage and salary workers who are not now in unions. …
[It] could learn a great deal from the AARP. That organization defines itself as an advocate for people over 50. People are offered membership when they reach that age, at a very low cost. The AARP keeps its dues low by means of profitable insurance plans that members and others may enroll in. The political clout of the AARP probably exceeds that of organized labor, and its membership is undoubtedly greater.
…the AFL-CIO could become a conventional membership organization, appealing to workers anywhere in the economy, whether unionized or not.
- Wisconsin link roundup – The Voice of the Resistance – adsartha
- Forty eight states have union-related legislation. That's all except Louisiana and Arkansas (which are already right-to-work for less states). Plus Puerto Rico. That's 700 bills. Were you wondering if this was a coordinated attack? WONDER NO LONGER.
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- Democrat on Waukesha County vote panel speaks out – JSOnline
- The Democrat on the Waukesha County Board of Canvassers who was widely quoted as endorsing the county clerk's official ballot count that flipped the state Supreme Court winner last week said Monday that she was never told about more than 14,000 missing votes from the city of Brookfield until shortly before a Thursday news conference. …
The Waukesha County Democratic Party released a statement Monday ascribed to Ramona Kitzinger, 80, a member of the canvassing board since 2004.
In the statement, Kitzinger said that even during the canvass of Brookfield's votes during the day Thursday, no mention was made of the big mistake, something in retrospect she called "shocking and somewhat appalling."
- How Self-Control Works: Scientific American
- The scientific community is increasingly coming to realize how central self-control is to many important life outcomes. We have always known about the impact of socioeconomic status and IQ, but these are factors that are highly resistant to interventions. …
If you think about the environment we live in, you will notice how it is essentially designed to challenge every grain of our self-control. …
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