Making Environmental Responsibility Affordable- My Problem with Amtrak

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Monday July 30, 2007 · 10:54 AM PDT

2007/07/30 · 10:54

I'd like to tell a brief story from this past weekend that highlights some of the problems with mainstream applicability and environmentally responsible behavior. For the point of full disclosure, I'm a college student attending a state university in New York and I fully believe that environmentally responsible and healthy choices should be cheaper than the unsustainable alternatives. Now please, if you will, follow me over the fold for my story and my bone to pick with Amtrak.

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Friday July 27, 2007 · 11:10 AM PDT

2007/07/27 · 11:10

Humor me if you will; I'm a college student looking to propose some environmentally friendly changes at a state university in New York. There's a variety of ideas that I've been kicking around but I'm starting to focus in on one specific proposal: switching to recycled printing paper. However, to kick this plan into gear I need some help and suggestions from well-read, intelligent individuals like yourselves.

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Tuesday July 17, 2007 · 2:03 PM PDT

2007/07/17 · 14:03

In the wake of O'Reilly and Fox News' attacks on Yearly Kos, I've seen a variety of diary entries linking DKos and Jet Blue together as the victims of hatemongering wingnuts. Of course I agree that O'Reilly and his cohorts are off their rocker and struggling to maintain their existence and importance in the world. Unfortunately it seems that we've fallen into the logic of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", or perhaps we've been swayed by Jet Blue's sponsorship of Yearly Kos. This is a sad state of affairs in that Jet Blue is wrapping itself in the progressive flag while acting in quite the contrary manner. I've tried to point this out in a comment before, but I find it necessary to expose some of Jet Blue's more repulsive, anti-progressive habits.

Follow me over the fold, if you would.

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Friday July 06, 2007 · 10:01 AM PDT

2007/07/06 · 10:01

Leave it to the corporate media to take an amazing idea and find some way to portray it in a negative light. CNN Money posted an article today about the Live Earth concerts and used a variety of methods to attack this amazing event. Whether it be name calling, suggestions of hypocrisy, or circular discussion, this one article portrays everything that is wrong with corporate media.

Will you follow me over the fold to see the evidence?

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Tuesday June 26, 2007 · 9:22 AM PDT

2007/06/26 · 09:22

I kept C-SPAN on during lunch and watched the cloture vote on the Employee Free Choice Act. It seems as though we've lost this battle for now, albeit it's a battle we can't currently win.

The vote was 51-48.

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Wednesday June 13, 2007 · 5:44 PM PDT

2007/06/13 · 17:44

Gun control is somewhat of a poison pill for the Democratic Party when we talk about expanding into the Mountain West. As we continue to push economic populist candidates like Jim Tester into new battlegrounds, the thought remains among many Americans that Democrats "just want to take away our guns". Those with strong libertarian streaks also express similar fears. It's extremely difficult for a party with an urban core (and those a strongly pro gun control base) to reconcile on the issue of gun rights. Yet the Democratic Congress has done exactly that. Follow me over the fold.

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Wednesday May 16, 2007 · 3:55 PM PDT

2007/05/16 · 15:55

I watched last night's Republican Presidential debate with general interest. After all, it's important to know your enemies, and I want to distinguish the different characteristics of our Republican counterparts and understand their psyche. During that debate, I was somewhat impressed with Congressman Ron Paul. I know he's somewhat favored by all of us non Republican voters, but there were several things he did to distinguish himself. I was therefore relatively annoyed when the New York Times failed to show those differences and in fact ignored them.

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Monday November 13, 2006 · 2:21 PM PST

2006/11/13 · 14:21

The 4th district of Connecticut has been the focus of a variety of discussion among the blogs in the week after the midterm elections. One important point is that Christopher Shays is now one of the few remaining "moderate" northeastern Republican congressional representatives. It was his moderate tag in a fairly Democratic region that placed a target on Shays's head going into this election. In 2004, Diane Farrell came within four points to taking down Shays. Yet in 2006, in what we now can recognize as a moderate wave year, Farrell only managed to cut that down to one point in a 51-48 defeat. What does the future hold for Connecticut's fourth congressional district? More importantly, should Ned Lamont now enter into the equation for 2008? Read More

Stand With Them- Goodyear Firing Non-Striking Employees!

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Thursday October 12, 2006 · 10:56 AM PDT

2006/10/12 · 10:56

The last time I posted, I laid out the general information about the USW strike on Goodyear. Merely asking Goodyear for a guarantee to keep all of the 12 production sites in America, these workers have put their jobs on the line to come together and strike against this uncompromising corporation. Now, workers across the ranks in Goodyear are seeing just how far their employer will go to further a point. Goodyear has laid off 300 workers...at a NON-STRIKE PLANT! Follow me over the fold, for their sake. Read More

Stand With Them- Goodyear Workers On Strike!

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Monday October 09, 2006 · 10:17 AM PDT

2006/10/09 · 10:17

I've seen almost no mention of this story in the blogs or even most of the national news. While last weeks horrific NLRB story was caught by many, this important union action has been completely missed. Members of the United Steelworkers of America, across 16 Goodyear plants in the country, are on strike. Goodyear refuses to come to terms with the union on the issue of keeping plants open in America. These employees are subject to temporary and even permanent replacements over the course of the strike, and they are merely standing up for a guarantee that Goodyear will keep all American plants in America. Follow me over the fold for more. Read More

A Question on Documentaries

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 9:55 AM PDT

2006/07/20 · 09:55

This is less of a diary and more of an open question to my fellow Kossacks. I'm looking for some well made documentaries on two issues: No Child Left Behind, and health coverage in American (preferrably on the amount of people uninsured and the problems for uninsured Americans). If any of you have any suggestions, it would be much appreciated.

NY Governor's Race: Suozzi's ego more important than victory

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Wednesday July 05, 2006 · 9:42 PM PDT

2006/07/05 · 21:42

New York Democrats are having a good year. For the first time in many, many election cycles, Democrats have a shot to take the Legislature and the Executive Branch back to their control. Yet despite all the good news, there are those that muddy the waters for their own ego. There are some who see this election cycle as a chance to further their name and their ego, not just the interests of New Yorkers. If you don't know who I'm talking about (and if so, you obviously didn't read the title), then follow me over the fold. Read More

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Making Environmental Responsibility Affordable- My Problem with Amtrak

An Environmental Campaign: Suggestions Needed on a Micro-Level

Why Defend Jet Blue?

Corporate Media Attacks Live Earth Concerts

Employee Free Choice Act Denied Cloture (with Updates)

Democratic Congress and a Pragmatic Deal on Gun Control

Ron Paul and My Letter to the New York Times

The Aftermath of CT-4: Should Ned Lamont Run for Congress in 2008?

Stand With Them- Goodyear Firing Non-Striking Employees!

Stand With Them- Goodyear Workers On Strike!

A Question on Documentaries

NY Governor's Race: Suozzi's ego more important than victory