Politics
ICELAND SAYS YES TO REFUGEES
Last month the government of Iceland said they could take 50 refugees into their country.
However, the Icelandic author, Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir, thought differently. She presented the case for refugees on her Facebook page.
Twelve thousand people offered to accept refugees into their home. That is 4 per cent of the total population of Iceland.
Four per cent of US population equals 12 million people. Do you think that many U.S. people would respond?
The Icelandic author said “we want to push the government—show them that we can do better, and do so ...
POPE FRANCIS AND FREE MARKETS
In a commentary on the CNN website about the visit of Pope Francis, Sean Duffy rushed to reassure conservatives that it is not “un-Catholic to support free markets.” He ignored that Pope Francis implored Congress to regulate free markets for the common good. Instead he dismissed the Pope’s message by linking it to Marxism and Che Gueverra. He claimed that Pope Francis has offended conservative Catholics.
It is convenient for ultra-conservatives like Sean Duffy to twist the words of Pope Francis and sell him short as some sort of communist. Rush Limbaugh has done ...
THE DAILY CALL
THE DAILY CALL
By Virginia Kirsch
“Mere passive citizenship is not enough. Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.” By Robert “Fighting Bob” LaFollette;
It is in this tone of Fighting Bob that articles are selected to keep our citizens informed and our democracy strong.
The Daily Call is a free daily update from Wisconsin on news updates, commentary, links and support networks for progressives.
Mark L. Taylor is the editor and invites you to read his daily post at www.thedail...
TELL LAWMAKERS TO KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF GAB.
TELL LAWMAKERS TO KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF GAB.
By Joyce Luedke
An August 25, 2015, editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel states: “As we suspected, a state audit released last week found no major problems with Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Government Accountability Board, which handles ethics complaints and supervises state elections.
Of course, you wouldn’t know that from the rhetoric coming from Republicans in the Legislature, some of whom want to gut this government watchdog. Citizens of this state need to send them a strong message: NO.
When even the MJS ...
AN IMPORTANT COURT DECISION – Regarding Public Sector Union Representatives
AN IMPORTANT COURT DECISION
Regarding Public Sector Union Re-certification
By William A. Franks, Jr.
An important Court Decision regarding Public Sector Union Re-certification was issued by the Honorable John J. DiMotto, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 41, on July 31, 2015.
The Plaintiffs, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 150, and the Wisconsin Association of State Prosecutors (ASP), prevailed in four (4) cases filed against the Defendants, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) and the Office of State Employment Relations ...
WHY UNIONS MATTER – Lest We Forget
WHY UNIONS MATTER
Lest We Forget
By Kath Michel
Labor Day, held on the first Monday of September, was designated, in 1894, as an annual federal holiday to celebrate and show appreciation for the work of labor organizations and for their contribution to the American economy.
After one hundred and six years, do we have anything left to celebrate? The Wisconsin Governor and his ilk have waged an all-out war on unions in Wisconsin. With stout financial support from a boatload of backers including Charles and David Koch, the Bradley Foundation (whose president and CEO, ...
BACK TO ALEC, BACK TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
BACK TO ALEC, BACK TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
By Rep Chris Taylor (D-Madison)
On the heels of a newly passed state budget that again leaves our K-12 public schools behind without ample and consistent funding, I recently headed back to where the school privatization push all began — the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.
ALEC and its members, including the American Federation for Children, have become more powerful than our citizens’ voices at the state Capitol.
Despite massive public urging from Wisconsin school superintendents, principals, teachers, ...
ACTION NEEDED ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ACTION NEEDED ON CLIMATE CHANGE
By Rev. Janet Wolfe
Pope Francis issued his encyclical in June encouraging us to take action now on climate change. Then the Environmental Protection Agency issued its Clean Air Plan last week. Both of these are important to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the biggest contributor to global warming. Protecting the environment should not be a partisan issue, because it is extremely important for the future of the planet, for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ninety seven percent of scientists believe that ...
WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS
(A Multimedia Voice for Workers)
Doug Cunningham is the producer of Workers Independent News. This is a multimedia voice for workers. On the web you can read his daily labor news updates. You can also hear labor news on the radio.
Check the website for a station near you. www.LaborRadio.org
WIN (Workers Independent News) is the voice of working families in a world where the corporations dominate. There is no other national daily news on unions.
Eleven per cent of US workers are unionized, a minority. News of unions are outgunned. For ...
RIGHT-SIZING THE PENTAGON (how to reduce military spending and maintain security)
RIGHT-SIZING THE PENTAGON
(how to reduce military spending and maintain security)
By Philip Anderson
I believe we can reduce military spending without hurting national security. Reducing the huge cost of our military requires many reforms large and small. It requires reducing waste. We need to take the profit out of war. We need to demilitarize our foreign policy. And we need to “right size” the military.
Reduce the waste.
Waste is endemic in the military and is the obvious place to begin reducing costs. Waste happens everywhere at every level from ...
