DNC 2008: That's All She Wrote
And so we come to the end of the 2008 Democratic Convention — and the beginning of the general election....
August 2008 Archives
August 29, 2008
DNC 2008: Say Hi to Grover
Well, I was all set to write a big post about what it’s like to be on the floor of...
August 28, 2008
DNC 2008: Barack Obama: "Now Is Not the Time For Small Plans"
And so we come to the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the American Dream Candidate, Senator Barack Obama,...
DNC 2008: Al Gore: "The Forces of the Status Quo Are Terrified"
If there is one truth to our history over the last decade, it is this — we came so...
DNC 2008: Roy Gross: "I'm One Of The Lucky Ones"
Tonight, the eyes of the world are focused on the INVESCO Center. And tonight, Roy Gross (seen above with...
DNC 2008: Musicians, Activists Rally for Health Care for All
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a pretty cool event — a rally organized by SEIU that brought...
DNC 2008: Welcome to INVESCO
It’s 3:40PM here in Denver and I am coming to you from the press box at INVESCO Field, where...
DNC 2008: Credentials
One of the first things you learn when attending a political convention is that your value as a human...
August 27, 2008
DNC 2008: Joe Biden: "This is America's Time"
Senator Joe Biden just finished his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for the office of Vice President of the...
DNC 2008: Hillary Puts Obama Over the Top
Earlier this evening, Barack Obama officially secured the Democratic nomination — at the request of Hillary Clinton, who asked that...
DNC 2008: Bill Clinton: "The Third Time Is Not the Charm"
Last night, after listening to Hillary Clinton address the convention, I wrote: Dear news media, Now that you’ve heard...
DNC 2008: The Glamorous Life of the Blogger
Sitting in a windowless basement room with blank walls, fighting with strangers over who gets the last network connection....
DNC 2008: Pauline Beck, Gloria Craven, Lilly Ledbetter
Most of the attention on the Convention has been on the big-name politicians who have spoken. But yesterday, some of...
DNC 2008: Hillary Clinton: "No Way. No How. No McCain"
Dear news media, Now that you’ve heard Senator Hillary Clinton’s speech, can you please stop peddling the nonsense about...
August 26, 2008
DNC 2008: Anna Burger: "Brothers and Sisters, It Is Time for Change"
Anna Burger, Chair of Change to Win, addressed the Democratic National Convention here in Denver tonight. And she brought...
DNC 2008: Seen on the Street
I bumped into these guys outside the Pepsi Center, where the convention is being held: You have no idea how...
DNC 2008: Battle in Seattle -- The Motion Picture
It’s not every day you see Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and movie goddess Charlize Theron sitting on the same...
August 25, 2008
DNC 2008: Michelle Obama: "The American Dream Endures"
Michelle Obama just finished speaking. I’ve never heard her speak to a crowd before, so I came in not really...
DNC 2008: Kennedy: "The Dream Lives On"
Senator Ted Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate, defied expectations today by showing up at the convention in...
DNC 2008: The State of the American Dream
Rollout of the August 2008 American Dream Survey. From left: Anna Burger, Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners, Lawrence...
DNC 2008: Labor Unity Rally
This is the first time I’ve ever attended a national political convention, so I’m learning new stuff left and right....
August 24, 2008
DNC 2008: John McSame Crashes the Party
A few days ago, I told you about a new team — the Change to Win Truth Squad — who...
DNC 2008: It's Biden
The first big piece of news to emerge as the convention loomed actually broke while I was brushing my...
August 22, 2008
On to Denver
Well gang, as I mentioned back in May, I’m a credentialed blogger at the Democratic National Convention. So tomorrow morning...
August 21, 2008
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
How many houses does John McCain own? Turns out there are so many that even he can’t keep track of...
August 18, 2008
Straight Talk on John McCain
I want to let you know about a new campaign we launched today: Worse Than Bush. If you’re a...
August 14, 2008
Tell the FEC: Investigate Wal-Mart!
On August 1, I told you about how Wal-Mart has been pressuring its workers to vote the way the...
August 12, 2008
FIFTEENTH Farmworker Death from Heatstroke
The toll has increased yet again: BAKERSFIELD — Maria de Jesus Alvarez, 63 has become the latest victim of this...
Karma
Who is Stephen J. Cabot? If you ask the Web site of his consultancy, the “Cabot Institute for Labor...
August 11, 2008
Standing Up for Candidates Who Stand With Workers
Truth is the glue that holds government together. — Gerald Ford A few days ago, I mentioned how big...
August 7, 2008
BREAKING: NY Nursing Home CEO Arrested for Failure to Insure Workers
Big news from 1199SEIU in New York — nursing home CEO Helen Sieger has been arrested and charged with a...
Take Back Labor Day-Palooza
This is cool — as the Republicans convene on September 1 in Minneapolis/St. Paul to open their convention, SEIU is...
August 6, 2008
Another Death in the Fields
California’s lax enforcement of the laws that are supposed to protect farmworkers in the summer heat has claimed another victim:...
Raiding the Cookie Jar
I’ve been a little slow in writing this up (alas, I have been absolutely slammed this week), but it’s still...
August 1, 2008
What Wal-Mart Is Afraid Of: You
There’s a great story in today’s Wall Street Journal describing how Wal-Mart, terrified of how a President Obama might make...
Unemployment Continues to Rise
Back in June, I pointed to reportage from Reuters sounding the alarm about how unemployment had been increasing for months:...