I thought about scheduling an auto-post that apologizes for some long delay in posting and offers the litany of excuses–schedule, outrage fatigue, etc.. for my absence.  I mean, it’s been over a month since my last post here and really, what’s the point of a personal blog if I don’t ever write here.
Exactly.
But the apology [...]

It would appear that I’ve gone and worked myself into oblivion once again.  Funny how that happens.  The entire month of June pretty much escaped me with grading deadlines, extra freelance work and some new collaborations I’m pretty excited about.  So, we’ve got some catching up to do.
First things first: a week in the mountains [...]

Hearing AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka call for a politically independent labor movement gave me chills, not because of the problems that could cause for the national Democratic party, but for the opportunity such a splintering could create.
Here’s Trumka’s words:
“I have a message for some of our friends. See, it doesn’t matter if candidates and [...]