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Better Than Machines
http://www.betterthanmachines.com
People before profits. Progress before privilege. This blog boils politics down to its essential elements. Today's progressives are heirs to the great people's movements that came before us.
- Added on: Feb 1st, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Dave
- Listed in: Liberalism Democratic
- Tags: politics news Opinion progressive activism Liberal
Recent Posts
Wal-Mart: "Merry Christmas, SUCKERS!"
Wal-Mart will be paying about 87,500 current and former employees in Massachusetts a total of $40 million dollars after settling in the state's biggest-ever wage-theft class-action lawsuit. According to the settlement, everyone who has worked at a Wa...
What the Jobs Summit was Really About
Yesterday the White House hosted a "jobs summit" that brought in 135 corporate CEOs, labor leaders, academics, economists, and government officials. President Obama said he wanted to generate ideas and hear from the attendees what the White House cou...
My Evolving Thinking on Afghanistan
I have not written much about the war in Afghanistan before, because I was unsure what I thought about it. When candidate Barack Obama said in 2008 that Afghanistan was the right war and Iraq was the wrong one, I tended to agree with him. At least wh...
The Long-Term Bush Backlash
I just got back home from Thanksgiving travel to see family down south. On the drive, we stopped at a gas station in rural southwestern Virginia. A pickup truck with a South Carolina tag had a bumper sticker that caught my attention. It said: "George...
Adopt-a-State, Things Republicans Hate
Will the Democratic caucus in the Senate stick together long enough to allow an up or down vote on health care reform? If so, we win and millions more Americans will have access to medical care.But know this: Every single Republican Senator will supp...
Not Kidnapped By Somali Pirates
Just a quick note to the BTM faithful that I have not fallen off the face of the earth. Family in town last week and obscene work hours this week has meant not much time for the ol' blaaawg.Don't panic. Here's what's coming up this week on BTM:We'll ...
