A Word on Corporate Responsibility

So it would appear that Target’s CEO is on full-fledged damage control as the story of the company’s substantial donation to Minnesota Tea Party darling Tom Emmer has finally gained some steam.  And the crisis communication that has followed has provided a pretty interesting peek into the idea, or maybe more appropriately the fallacy, of [...]

The Real Damage Palin/Bachmann Bring

It’s only been one day since the Palin/Bachmann rally in Minnesota and I’m already annoyed.  At everyone.  The media-right is in a froth right now about a Palin/Bachmann ticket, one built on their good looks and innuendo-ladened stump speech.  And there’s really no way to talk about the event, or the reaction without it creating [...]

Ledbetter, One Year Later

I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer here.  We should be celebrating the one year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.  But what we should be celebrating is the fact that, because of the election of President Obama, women have not lost any more ground than under the previous administration and with [...]