by Damon Martin
When the phrase “American hero” is mentioned, names like Washington, Jefferson and Franklin come to mind. In 20 years, will Americans look back and remember names like Carpenter, Coggs and Cullen?
Those are just three of the 14 Wisconsin State Senators who left their families, homes and communities to stand up for the rights of the working men and women they represent – a course of action that has cost them personally and financially, and may even penalize them legally when all is said and done.
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by Aaron Colter
When I was asked to write a weekly column for Suicide Girls, my immediate questions was, “About what?” Because, truly, I didn’t know what the fuck anyone reading this would want to hear from me.
“Anything,” they said.
Well, alright. But I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean How to Make and/or Buy Weapons Grade Narcotics: A Guide In Multiple Parts, which is what I wanted to write about. But court sucks, and you know it. So instead, I’m calling this “Things I Like That You Might Like Too.” It’s exactly what it says it is.
Let’s get started:
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by Ryan Stewart
“He’s like Keyser Soze, everywhere and nowhere.”
-Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 documentary Super Size Me made enough waves to provoke the ire of a major corporation, so for his next act, the filmmaker is upping the stakes and taking his rabble-rousing to someone far more villainous than the Hamburglar – Osama bin Laden.
In his new documentary, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock leaves his heavily pregnant wife behind and goes on a multi-country odyssey as an average citizen trying to do what the CIA apparently can’t – find out where the terrorist mastermind is actually hiding and slap the cuffs on him.
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by Damon Martin
The union movement in the United States is in crisis mode thanks to the recent legislation being pushed forward by leaders in government looking to destroy or virtually eliminate public sector employees’ rights to collective bargaining.
Since the 2010 elections, many state governors have made it a priority to propose laws that will strip government employees of any real power they may have in negotiations – vastly weakening the power of their unions in the process.
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by Blogbot
Thousands gathered in front of statehouses across the nation to show their support for the public sector workers in Wisconsin whose collective bargaining rights are under threat. Such rights are as American as apple pie, and are a cornerstone of any democracy. It’s beyond belief that we have troops risking their lives in the name of freedom abroad, while we’re even contemplating denying our citizens these fundamental rights here at home.
Thanks to Cathy Roberts for these images from today’s event in Downtown Los Angeles.
