You can always count on Digby to completely tear apart someone like Fareed Zakaria, who blathered on about the need for Democrats to follow the lead of Andrew Cuomo and destroy public sector unions. It’s all about the middle-class sacrificing when you are rich. Zakaria serves his masters well.
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The Los Angeles teachers' union, United Teachers Los Angeles, defeated a combined effort by several other labor unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other public sector unions, in the city's mayoral... Read Post
Walter Russell Mead argues that the "alliance between public sector labor unions and Democratic politicians is much more feeble than it looks." With Democrats increasingly unable to fullfill union demands, he expects "union dues wil... Read Post
Despite Andrew Cuomo’s admirable push for gay marriage, he is a horrible governor. As a “Democrat,” Cuomo has declared war on unions, on the environment, and on everything Democrats theoretically stand for, outside of gay marriage. ... Read Post