Republicans Tie Minimum Wage to Tax Cut – Forbes.com If you’re a fry cook and you want a raise, we gotta let some millionaire’s kid (that probably hasn’t been born yet) have a tax break. That’s democracy in action! Congress would pass an increase in the minimum wage before leaving Washington for vacation, but only […]
“A lot of trouble in the Middle East right now between Lebanon and Israel. … Last night Israel bombed the runways at Beirut’s airport, putting a stop on all flights in and out. So I’m sorry everybody, you’re just gonna have to cancel that relaxing weekend getaway to Beirut.” –Conan O’Brien “Of course, world leaders […]
I’ve saved the transcript for a talk by Cory Doctorow here at the ol’ blog for future reference.  You can read the transcript, or if you are the impatient sort you can look at the video.  I saved the transcript in case the video link goes dark, and if you look at it it also has about a dozen links to other sites, including this […]