Editors' Blog
Bloice's Quote of the Day -- NYT on Housing Recovery
Quote of the Day December 2, 2012'Recent signs of a housing recovery aside, nearlythree million loans are now in or near foreclosure,according to Moody's Analytics.
Bloice's Quote of the Day -- Maureen Dowd
Quote of the Day November 14, 2012' Petraeus's Icarus flight began when he set himselfabove President Obama.'Accustomed to being a demigod, expert at polishinghis own celebrity and swaying public opinion,Petraeus did not accept the new president's desire tohead for the nearest exit ramp on Afghanistan in2009.
Lenin on the Role of a Marxist Party in Relation to the People: Chapter Five of 'Left Wing' Communism an Infantile Disorder by Thomas Riggins
Lenin on the Role of a Marxist Party in Relation to the People: Chapter Five of 'Left Wing' Communism an Infantile DisorderThomas RigginsLenin in 1920 made an analysis of the political conditions in Germany after the failure of the Communist (Spartacus League) uprising in 1918.
A Part-Time Life, as Hours Shrink and Shift
reposted to the blog from the New York Times. Note that the lion's share of improved employment numbers for last month came from the increase in part-time work.
Steven Greenhouse -- Bloice's Quote of the Day
Quote of the DayOctober 27, 2012'Imagine getting a letter from the boss, telling youhow to vote.
Ruslan, a taxi driver in Vilnius: Bloice's Quote of the Day
Quote of the DayOctober 14, 2012'"They carried out an experiment on us. They cutpensions in half, people left the country ... Youngpeople have to live off their grandparents.'Now they want to do the same with the Greeks.'Ruslan, a taxi driver in Vilnius, thecapital of Lithuania, where voterswent to the polls...
Walmart Warehouse Strikers to Return to Work with Full Back Pay
October 6th, 2012
Chapter 3 of Left Wing Communism
Principal Stages In The History of Bolshevism 1905-1917 and their Relevance TodayThomas RigginsLenin, in his book "'Left Wing' Communism An Infantile Disorder," written in 1920, maintains that there are lessons from the Russian Revolution that may be of more general interest than to Russia alone.
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2011, median household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different from the previous year and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased.
The Russian Revolution: An Essential Condition for Success
Thomas RigginsIn the second chapter of his 1920 work "Left Wing" Communism an Infantile Disorder, Lenin discusses what he considers to have been an essential condition for the victory of the Bolsheviks.
