Posted on January 27, 2009 by Wordsmith
Happy news on the labor front, notwithstanding the hold up with Hilda Solis’s nomination for Labor Secretary. If interested, here’s the vote distribution for the House who passed the bill this afternoon, 250-177.
Filed under: 2009 - Obama Administration, Labor, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter, Workers/Worker's Rights | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 27, 2009 by Wordsmith
In trying to keep abreast of what’s going on in Gaza, I’ve been reading blogs – mostly sympathetic to the Palestinians, along with some books. Yesterday I watched Saree Makdisi on C-SPAN’s Book TV. He wrote the book ‘Palestine Inside and Out: An Everyday Occupation.’ His presentation is from May of last year, but is [...]
Filed under: Gaza & Israel, Humanitarian Crisis, Media, Palestian Conflict, Politics | Tagged: George Mitchell, Medecins Sans Frontieres | Leave a Comment »