In light of recent tragic events, I am focusing some posts on bullying.
The American Federation of Teachers has resources on bullying in their Tools4Teachers website.
http://www.aft.org/yourwork/tools4teachers/bullying/
From Bottom 60% of Americans lost wealth between 1983 and 2009
the richest 5 percent of households obtained roughly 82 percent of all the nation’s gains in wealth between 1983 and 2009. The bottom 60 percent of households actually had less wealth in 2009 than in 1983, meaning they did not participate at all in the growth of wealth over this period.
It looks like the 2012 race is off to a weird start
Even in Hard Times, Boosting Minimum Wage Makes Sense
What a revolutionary idea, letting people other than the ultra-wealthy make a little money.
Gov. Scott Walker Has Lost The War
The Wisconsin governor’s desire to be at the forefront of his perceived GOP revolution may not only have doomed the anti-union effort, but it may forever label him as the man who gave the democrats the gift that keeps on giving – the return of the union rank and file into the arms of the Democratic Party.
Check out this article and associated video:
The Last Time Scott Walker Went Union Busting, He Was Overruled And Wasted Taxpayer Dollars
It’s amazing the lengths some people will go to in order to achieve their antisocial designs.
Republican Budget Proposal Attacks Middle Class, Destroys Jobs
AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel describes it as an “all-out assault against middle-class Americans.”
