Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Theme: Big Business

The replacement of “Welfare Queen” by “teacher” in Wisconsin is only the latest example of the transformation of class antagonism into culture war…

After my parents got back from a weeklong vacation in Florida, funded in part by the pensions they receive as retired Wisconsin public educators, they went to Madison and, after enjoying lunch at the hip, local-food-oriented The Weary Traveler, took to Capital Square to protest Governor Scott Walker’s budget bill.Read more
Starbunked

Starbucks invented the four-dollar cup of coffee. But now it faces challenges on all sides, from McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts on the lower end and eco-friendly and fair trade coffeehouses on the higher end.Read more

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The replacement of “Welfare Queen” by “teacher” in Wisconsin is only the latest example of the transformation of class antagonism into culture war…