I just received and interesting tidbit from the NAWBO ( National Association of Women Business Owners) newsletter.
Data released last week by the Labor Department show women — for the first time in U.S. history — outnumber men in the workforce. And as the job market stabilizes, older, experienced women appear to be on track to be the first hired back. “Important milestones remain to be achieved, but women’s surpassing 50% of employment is something that historians will note for years to come,” said University of Chicago economics professor Casey Mulligan.
You can read more about it here.
It used to be that freedom of speech was for the people. And, it used to be that there were at least SOME strategies in place to keep special interest out, such as limiting the amount of money a contributor could give to a political candidate.
Well… things have changed as of yesterday. The Supreme Court reversed a 20 year ruling on how businesses can support candidates. As of yesterday, corporations now have full rights to ‘freedom of speech’, and they can spend as much as they want to, to support an issue or a candidate, as long as they do it out of their own funds, and not via a donation to the candidate.
What does this mean for you and I?
Big oil and gas, the drug companies, insurance companies, etc., will get what they need from lawmakers to do anything they want. They literally can run their own campaign to get their candidate in office, who will of course vote for their special interests.
The Republicans of course love this, as they are all about special interest. They will easily be able to win elections. Special interest will of course be putting big dollars towards their needed candidates in their own way. They’ll be flooding the airwaves, the internet, television, newspaper, etc with their message guised in a way that makes the masses follow.
Here in Denver, the GOP is already acting on yesterday’s ruling, and working to change Colorado laws to reflect the Supreme Court’s decision.
We can thank George Bush for his supreme court nominations.
Bye Bye Democracy.
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day? I didn’t.
I just received this month’s book from the Progressive Book Club called Angels and Ages by Adam Gopnik.
Lincoln and Darwin’s were both thinkers and writers. And in their lifetimes, they managed to change the way we think about creation and authoritarianism.
Should be a good read.
