Union members answer the question “Why vote for the Dem ticket?”
“If you want to live on minimum wage, vote the other way.”
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Beshear wows revived Paducah labor luncheon
Hundreds of people gathered for the lunch, which hadn’t been held since 2019.
Dear Jamie Comer – You’re diggin’ where there ain’t no taters.
Comer continues to be a “walking, talking embarrassment.”
The Mussolini McDonald’s
The end of the fascist leader of Italy, but not of fascism in today’s Italy
Intentional ignorance about slavery
Elected leaders and everyday citizens are choosing to be intentionally ignorant about the evils of slavery. Why?
Cameron and Mills: union-busting buddies
Want more Matt-Bevin-style attacks on working people? Vote for these two.
Stumbling stones
There are over 70,000 small brass plates placed in 1,200 cities across Europe. Berry Craig explains what they are.
Believe it or not, Jamie Comer was once seen as ‘reasonable’
Some Kentucky Democratic Party bigwigs confess they can remember when Rep. James Comer was a “reasonable” Republican.
Eighty-two years later, a Kentucky sailor is coming home
Another Kentucky sailor is coming home nearly 82 years after his life ended on the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt said would “live in infamy.”
Tail-Gunner Jamie
Just like Tail-Gunner Joe McCarthy, Comer is throwing out wild accusations without evidence. Will “Comerism” come to mean the same as “McCarthyism”?
Labor Luncheon is back at this year’s Fancy Farm
The luncheon takes place on Friday, the day before Fancy Farm itself.
Using the 14th Amendment to enforce discrimination
“What the right wants is a complete reversal of civil rights legislation going back many years. This has been in the works for a long time.”
Cameron, Beshear, and who actually has the backing of law enforcement
Cameron is supposed to be the “top cop” – but it looks like Beshear actually has the support.
Race tied? Uhm, not so fast.
Cameron and the Repubs are trying to run against Biden – but he’s not in the race. Who is? The most popular Democratic governor in the country.
The three Ds of Daniel Cameron
The governor’s race has barely started, but Beshear is everywhere, while Cameron is MIA. All Cameron has going for him at this point is his three Ds.
We need some context around Tim Scott
He may be “the first Black Republican senator from the South since Reconstruction” – but he sure doesn’t line up with those 19th-century senators.
