Sunday, October 10, 2010

Black 47 :: James Connolly

Boycott Del Monte



Op-Ed Columnist - The End of the Tunnel - NYTimes.com

The Erie Canal. Hoover Dam. The Interstate Highway System. Visionary public projects
 are part of the American tradition, and have been a major driver of our economic development

Europeans Rage at Austerity Measures While US Citizens Sit and Wait |

 CommonDreams.org

Americans are sitting and waiting for economic changes as Europe sizzles with rage 
over government austerity measures, with populations angered that they have to pay for others’ mistakes.

School officials spread word on tax | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

Brevard County School Board Chairwoman Amy
Kneessy walked into Surfside Elementary in Satellite Beach this week, ready to lobby potential voters
 on behalf of continuing a "critical-needs" school property tax. She wasn't sure how the audience would react,
but Kneessy said her message that the cash-strapped school district needs the tax, 
which generates about $9.4 million a year, seemed to resonate.

In a 20-year reversal, Florida police union endorses a Democrat for governor

 - St. Petersburg Times

TAMPA — In a series of campaign ads released this week, three Tampa police officers voice
 their support for Alex Sink. It's the first time in 20 years that
 Florida's police union has endorsed a Democrat for governor

Economic Crisis Batters Spain’s Socialists and Unions - NYTimes.com

MADRID — With 20 percent unemployment and a series of unpopular new austerity measures,
 Spain would seem a natural breeding ground for labor unrest. But by most accounts, 
a general strike late last month was more a demonstration of discontent than a sign of trouble brewing.

Op-Ed Columnist - Facebook Politicians Are Not Your Friends - NYTimes.com

“THE Social Network,” you’re understandably sick of hearing, is a brilliant movie
 about the Harvard upstart Mark Zuckerberg and the messy birth of his fabulous start-up
, Facebook, circa 2004. From the noisy debate over its harsh portrait of Zuckerberg, 
you’d think it’s a documentary

No comments:

Post a Comment