Author: Bonddad

This is something I wrote about a month ago.  Given the currency split occurring in the AFL-CIO, it seems appropriate to repost it.  The central argument is simple: all of the “pro-democracy” Republicans...

Cross-Posted at My Lwft Wing Awhile ago, I had lunch with my Dad and a group of his friends.  All of the people there were the classic older Republican types.  I usually hold my tongue, but I just couldn’t resist...

Cross-Posted at My Left Wing China announced it will remove the Yuan’s Peg.  This is a surprise move that caught everyone off-guard.  “Under the new exchange rate mechanism, one dollar is valued at 8.11...

I have written a great deal about the lack of pay growth for the last 5 years.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average earnings increase from 2000-2004 was 3.86%, 3.22%, 3.12%, 1.71% and 2.39%...

I wrote this about a month ago, but it seems equally important now.  The Republicans are clearly after Roe v. Wade, personal choice in birth control and a host of other issues the country has taken for granted for a long...