NEW YORK TIMES: The National Labor Relations Board, in a long-awaited ruling, made it easier on Thursday for unions to negotiate on behalf of workers at fast-food chains and other companies relying on contractors and franchisees. The ruling, adopted in a 3-to-2 vote along partisan lines, was immediately attacked by business groups, who called on […]
Month: August 2015
KEISLING: Kane preliminary hearing: an embarrassment in a free society
Political show trial pits Philadelphia newspapers and corrupt state officials against an alleged news source
Capitolwire: Kane blames porn ‘peddlers’ for legal woes in unsealed documents.
When she was set to release the pornographic emails publicly, she claims Fina and Costanzo “triggered this grand jury investigation, they made materially misleading statements to the court to obtain a protective order, and through their scheming they avoided public exposure.”
Poll: Biden outperforms Hillary in general election; Trump leads GOP field
POLITICO: Vice President Joe Biden has the best favorability rating among top 2016 contenders in either party, and he would run a little better than Hillary Clinton in the general election, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday that also shows Donald Trump increasing his lead in the GOP race. Biden, who […]
These Influential Marijuana Users Defy The Stoner Stereotype
According to MPP, only six candidates out of the more than two dozen making a run for the White House have said they never used marijuana. The others have either made it clear they have tried the substance, or have suggested that they may have at some point in their lives…
Biden probably won’t beat Clinton. He should run anyway.
WASHINGTON POST COLUMN: …The rationale — floated to me by a Biden lieutenant — is that the vice president could serve as a stalking horse. His entry would shake up the race and thereby lower the barriers for other, potentially better-positioned, candidates to join the fray. This could turn the Democratic contest into a free-wheeling […]
How to Deal With New Psychoactive Substances?
Not only is the prohibitionist reflex ineffective, it arguably increases the harms associated with the use of these drugs. But to ignore them or ban them aren’t the only policy choices, and some advocates are calling for these novel substances to instead be controlled and regulated. One model they point to is New Zealand, which instead of banning “legal highs,” moved to regulate them in 2013.
LETTER: Claims a church has “milked father for all he is worth”.
For over 5 years now, pop has not had the mind to manage his own money or other affairs, as the doctors will attest to. Yet, people of unscrupulous minds continue coming to him for a hand out, such as the ministers of the Ephrata United Zion Church, use to be Akron United Zion Church. […]
A ray of sunlight for A. G. Kathleen Kane
Considering her indictment and the barrage of media requests for her to step down without her having a single day in court to present a defense, this is a remarkable development and suggests a receptive public for potentially turning the tables on her accusers and their mouthpiece media.
Fall of President of Russian Railways: an omen? And of what?
The third theory is the most exotic. It interprets the Yakunin’s departure from his position as his escape from the sinking ship of Russia. The proponents of the theory believe that Yakunin is not going to return to Russia from his vacation. And there are many other Russian top functionaries who are prepared for such an escape.
House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown over Planned Parenthood
POLITICO: …Desperate to avoid another closure, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his team would prefer to build bipartisan opposition to funding the group through a series of high-profile Congressional investigations. But, at this point, that seems unlikely to cut it with a bloc of House conservatives who have said they simply won’t vote for a […]
PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane held for trial
Defense lawyer Gerald Shargel lamented that the looser rules of evidence and lower burden of proof in preliminary hearings left them with low odds of getting some or all of the charges tossed..
My Aunty Is Here!
Well, my Great Aunt Bessie is here to visit, and the stories are flowing. She’s eighty-eight and regaled us with stories all night. We listened in shifts. On the ride home from the airport, she spoke exclusively to my husband. About me. She crooned that I was such a loving child. When we arrived home she flirted with my stepson.
Does Secret Meeting Signal Biden-Warren Ticket?
NEWSMAX: Political pundits are abuzz with the possibility of a Joe Biden-Elizabeth Warren 2016 ticket in the wake of an unannounced meeting between the two on Saturday. Biden, 72, has told friends that if he does run for president, he will serve only one term, making an early announcement of his vice-presidential running-mate a strong […]