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You remember the iconic call by American labor to “look for the union label” (and ignore the price tag)? Well, U.S. union officials have turned to a new slogan, calling for “Buy American” provisions of bailout and stimulus legislation. In

… at least that’s what the latest Gallup numbers would suggest: “Socialism Viewed Positively by 36% of Americans” Ugh.

We’ve been discussing the Democrats’ scheme to shift to a regulatory agenda. Gallup says that might not meet with much approval, as “Americans Leery of Too Much Gov’t Regulation of Business.” What do you think?

Card check is looking dead at the ballot box because politicians know it makes for terrible politics. But President Obama’s administration is turning to clever, quiet regulatory efforts to push through Big Labor’s agenda — and the first item on

Following up on our post yesterday, the Workforce Fairness Institute has this video asking SEIU boss Andy Stern which Senators does he think are terrorists. As I noted yesterday: You probably thought it was horrifying to hear how SEIU badgers

Wow, this is beyond the pale. Andy Stern has called two Senators “terrorists” for not going along with the plan to socialize the nation’s medical system. Analysis from TheTruthAboutEFCA.com: You probably thought it was outrageous that SEIU president Andy Stern

Drudge is pointing to this damning story to proclaim “TRIPS TO COPENHAGEN COST OVER $1,000,000… ” for Congressional trips across the pond. What did you get for it, other than the joy of sending “106 people from the House and

This week brought inauspicious news: more union members work for the government than work in the private sector, “despite there being 5 times more wage and salary workers in the private sector.”*** Because of globalization, safer workplaces, Social Security, the

A friend drew my attention to the seven stages of successful grieving, the first few of which sound an awful lot like the whining, recriminations, and bargaining we’ve heard since Democrats lost their super-majority after Scott Brown won the special

One would think the repudiation of the President Obama’s direct personal plea would make him the biggest loser in the wake of Tuesday’s stunning victory by Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special Senate election. But one would be wrong.

Remember Brent Southwell, the business owner who says SEIU threatened to “kill” his company? Sadly, his experience isn’t unique. While BigGovernment.com readers have become increasingly acquainted with the tactics of unions like SEIU (and their allies in ACORN) to demonize

After the bruising health care policy fight in America left moderate Democrats battered, they could get fried if leading big-government-type politicians keep pushing cap and trade energy rationing and taxes. Also, don’t forget to see if your Representative voted for

This year hasn’t been kind to sensible policy, especially when it comes to energy and the environment (and efforts like “cap and trade” or a massive new energy tax to make carbon-based energy too expensive). Throw in massive new spending

There are reports that the administration is essentially holding our economy hostage as it threatens to regulate carbon dioxide — what we breathe out — as a dangerous substance* because it could lead to global warming. If the Congress doesn’t

Have you heard that the president may seek a $10 billion package from “rich nations” to fight global warming? Consider it a Christmas gift, from our economy to … well, someone else’s. P.S.: No word yet on what the White

President Obama is heading to Copenhagen, Denmark empty-handed as he tries to lead the world to a global warming solution without having accomplished any policy solutions in the U.S. With the recent exposure of emails indicating that the global warming

Let’s hope the Green dream of ending Turkey Day doesn’t come true. Happy Thanksgiving.

The case for global warming alarmism continues to take a major hit after sensitive documents were lifted from the Hadley Climate Center. Enjoy our latest cartoon: Learn more here: Climate Change Skeptics Get to Say ‘I told you so!’ The

According to the Wall Street Journal, a rival union to the Service Employees International Union is alleging the purple juggernaut “with changing ballots and threatening to report a worker to immigration officials,” which “experts say the feud is a costly

If the road to Hell (or serfdom) was paved with good intention (and economic ignorance) then surely that road starts at the North Carolina doorstep of the Center for Responsible Lending. Haven’t heard of it? Not surprising. It’s less well-known

Kari Chisholm is a (self-described) political hack in my home state of Oregon. Chisholm is so bad that even the liberal Willamette Week has called “foul on Democratic media consultant Kari Chisholm, who runs the blog BlueOregon.com, for excessive use

Remember those good ol’ conservatives supposedly standing up for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s move to the far-Green fringe on cap and trade? And remember how it turned out they weren’t so good ol’ conservative? It would be nice if

When it comes to global warming alarmists’ far-Green fringe, it’s not just chickens and cows that harm the environment. Because Fido feeds and Kitty craps, you may also have to kill your pet. See more here and here, and enjoy

Happy Halloween!

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During the Democratic primary, an arm of the powerful Service Employees International Union pressured Hillary Clinton’s campaign to fire its top strategist because he made a good living fighting unions and their policy priorities. So what will the union do

Ahh, to dream …

Chris Horner has blogged here about the “planned recession” strategy of fighting global warming — to reduce our economic activity so drastically that we can’t produce enough emissions to even dream of affecting the climate. Here’s a look at what

A little cartoon to brighten your day, even as Senate Democrats seem Hell-bent on trying to hit the dimmer switch on our economy. Read more here and here.

Yesterday, Rep. Mark Kirk offered a great illustration of the relationship between ACORN and SEIU. A part of that chart is worthy of a further look: The relatively unknown story of how SEIU and ACORN took their act from Illinois

… and will your state government give them the power to do so? Kansas’s Democratic governor has just announced he’s thinking better of his decision to use the state’s resources to help the Service Employees International Union target home care

You’d think for $53 million in federal funds — not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars from left-wing foundations — over the years, ACORN would be able to pay its own employees well. It turns out that while their

You gotta hand it to most politicians: only seven Senators stuck by ACORN and the White House is doing its best to bail on the group caught on tape helping James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles in their (thankfully fake) effort

In my last post, I noted the millions of taxpayer dollars flowing into ACORN’s housing corporation and that at least twice, Democratic administrations have caught ACORN misusing taxpayer money allocated for community work. To understand ACORN’s repeated scams, it’s important

The ACORN-linked, “public option”-mongering Service Employees International Union has its own black eye to contend with. A former official with SEIU Local 1000 in California was slapped with a 25-year prison sentence for charges of child molestation and making/possessing child

Until last Thursday, many Americans assumed ACORN’s massive tax windfall was just a way to funnel taxpayer money to a radical organization. That was before the shocking video revelation that ACORN Housing staff — funded by millions of dollars of