Monday, April 28, 2014

The Adjunct Revolt: How Poor Professors Are Fighting Back - Yahoo Finance

The Adjunct Revolt: How Poor Professors Are Fighting Back - Yahoo Finance



When post secondary institutions use the business model for their educational mission then the management will see their employees as only widgets that can be easily replaced because low wages means high turnover.  It doesn't matter that a individual has spent ten years to get a master and doctorate degrees.  For the new CEO-MBA style university president it is the bottom line of making money that trumps the "educational mission" of the university.



Unionize or die in your harness!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Taxpayers fund creationism in the classroom - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com

Taxpayers fund creationism in the classroom - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com



The religious right will let us go back to Fred Flintstone time rather then actually have our nation be the technological and science leadership for the 21st century.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Coburn: Medicare and Social Security 'Are Things We Don't Absolutely Need' | Video Cafe

Republicans want to put grandma back into a life of poverty.  The whole purpose of Social Security is to have seniors live in dignity.

Remember Social Security has a separate revenue stream that is not a part of the federal budget and that the maximum amount is 2200 USD/month.

Remember that Medicare is for seniors to live healthy lives not in pain and disease.  It is Republicans that created Medicare Part D that does not allow Medicare to use the economics of scale to bring down prescription drug costs down.

Coburn: Medicare and Social Security 'Are Things We Don't Absolutely Need' | Video Cafe

Tell me why President Obama wants to compromise the linchpins of the Democratic Party's promise to Americans?

Sunday, December 2, 2012

A Health Insurance Detective Story - NYTimes.com

This is the dilemma of having bureaucracy in for profit health insurance running the show.  I am reminded of Bob aka Mr. Incredible working as a bureaucrat at an insurance company, from the film "The Incredibles", under a tyrannical boss.  Another film that comes to mind is the Terry Gilliam classic "Brazil".

A Health Insurance Detective Story - NYTimes.com

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Crooks and Liars- Fix the Debt is just another name for ripping off the 99%

As Duncan Black has stated many times it is the rich wanting to steal the monies in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Crooks and Liars