Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Conservative Court Approves U.S.A., Inc.

Apparently the free market should be so free that it should be free to run the government. That’s essentially the decision of the Supreme Court today in their decision to overturn limits to corporations’ abilities to spend money from their general funds to support or oppose candidates. Instead...
January 21st, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Speak out on Traficant as WKBN host

With last night’s interview with Greta van Susteren on FOX, Traficant made it clear he’s not going into retirement. He continued to elaborate on his claims of victimization. I was “put in a position to be hurt.” “Most political figures go to some camps in country clubs....
September 11th, 2009 | Politics | Read More

More on the importance of libraries

I authored a guest post for the Working Class Perspectives blog on technology, libraries and the working class. If you missed it earlier, I also published a Vindy post a few weeks back on the library-funding crisis. Ohio has made news in the last month by proposing to slash hundreds of millions of dollars...
July 13th, 2009 | Politics | Read More

Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 threatens community agriculture

Elsa Higby, Grow Youngstown founder, sent this e-mail today analyzing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. She graciously consented for me to share her findings with you. I am sure you will find her note as sobering as I did. Please note the call to action at the closing. — Hello friends, I’ve...
April 2nd, 2009 | Politics | Read More

Keep Traficant marginalized

I blogged yesterday about Traficant and the recent Vindy article saying Youngstown-area Democratic Party chairpersons would welcome him back “with open arms.” This is not a victim. Let me say it again: Jim Traficant is not a victim. Traficant is a perpetrator, a thief, a felon. Until this...
March 11th, 2009 | Politics | Read More

Monday must-read: The return of Newt Gingrich

Matt Bai writes incredible pieces for the New York Times Sunday Magazine. This Sunday’s profile of Newt Gingrich is no exception. Here’s an excerpt: BEFORE HE BECAME A CONGRESSMAN, Newt Gingrich, Ph.D., taught history at West Georgia College. Interviewing Gingrich, as I did on three occasions...
March 2nd, 2009 | Politics | Read More