Diaries
Colorado Labor Wars: 1894 Cripple Creek Strike
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 11:23amMost people who know something about union history are familiar with the Ludlow Massacre in 1914, where the Baldwin Felts Detective Agency and the Colorado National Guard killed 18 people, mostly women and children.
What most people aren't familiar with is that the Ludlow Massacre was just one event in more than 30 years of bloody labor struggle in the mountains of Colorado.
Open Sesame 08/22/15
Submitted by hecate on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 5:03amSo I'm reading a local newspaper, and I come upon a letter from an earnest young person, and said letter does begin its beguine in this way:
This food safety issue is perhaps the single most important challenge of our generation.
And I immediately think two things:
Cartoon: Les Beastiables -- Presidential Candidate and Senator Marco Rubioceros!
Submitted by elenacarlena on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 8:44pmLes Beastiables ("Les Bez"): Beasties say the darnedest things!
Today's Beastiable is Senator Marco Rubio. He has said several beastly things, yet is considered a front runner for the Republican nomination for President. Thus he has earned his turn as one of Les Beastiables.
NOTE FOR NEW READERS: This series features a new Les Beastiables cartoon here on caucus99percent every Friday afternoon/evening. We indulge in a little Franglish because the French are tres classy. But I digresse.
For serious source information, please join me below the break. Then you'll be able to "cleanse your palate" with a photo before you leave.
Evening Blues Preview 8-21-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 3:09pmThis evening's music features Texas by way of Louisiana multi-instrumentalist bluesman, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
Open Thread - Friday, August 21, 2015
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 6:52amThe pressure is on. The people who proof read and adhere to style guides have joined and started posting.
Welcome and don't be shy.
Hillary might be in real trouble
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 9:48pm[Update] It's getting real for Hillary.
Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 8:06pmOn November 22, 1909, thousands of New York shirtwaist textile workers met at the Cooper Union building to meet with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union’s Local 25 leaders to discuss working conditions and wages. Like most organizations in those days, the ILGWU was led by men.
Evening Blues Preview 8-20-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 2:45pmThis evening's music features west coast r&b singer Johnny Fuller.
A little history on the road to Burning Man
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 1:35pmUnless you are coming in from the north, then chances are you will drive up highway 447 on your way to Burning Man. Along that highway you will pass Pyramid Lake, a 112K acre, freshwater lake in a very dry state.
