Nevada
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9:20 p.m.
Things that appear certain, based on polling: Mitt Romney is on his way to a relatively easy win in tomorrow's caucuses in Nevada. Romney is also in pretty decent shape in the two late February primaries in Arizona and Michigan, two states that (on paper) set up pretty well for him. Gingrich's national standing, at least in the Gallup tracking polls, has taken a mighty dive. What...
DailyKos (Nevada) - 5:46 p.m. - 8 clicks 
NCL to Senator Dean Heller: Time to put Nevada before oil company profits Big Oil continues to solidify its position as the most profitable companies in the history of the world while politicians, including Nevada’s Senator Dean Heller, send billions in taxpayer dollars to the industry. Exxon Mobil announced this [...]...
The Nevada View - 5:22 p.m. - 8 clicks
If there was any doubt that Newt Gingrich has become the candidate of choice for the New Apostolic Reformation, it's about to be erased tonight in Las Vegas at 7:30 pm Pacific Time. People for the American Way reports that Gingrich is slated to appear at a "Pray for America" rally sponsored by New Apostolic Reformation "prophetess" Cindy Jacobs. For those who don't remember, Jaco...
DailyKos (Nevada) - 4:04 p.m. - 8 clicks
Approaching a pivotal time in the voting year Americans find themselves sifting through many personal conflicts and refining their beliefs in what a leader should look like. Progressive minds are still waiting to see the full promise of President Obama or the Rise of Ron Paul, someone to best match the image of a man [...]...
The Nevada View - 2:05 p.m.
Some good news Nevadans and others may appreciate on the foreclosure front, “Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today filed a lawsuit against several of the nation’s largest banks charging that the creation and use of the private national mortgage electronic … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - 1:06 p.m. - 8 clicks
We seem to be getting only half the curriculum in our Home Economics instruction from presidential candidates — the half about the foreclosure process. That’s an important part for Nevadans who are residents of one of the five states in … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - 11:44 a.m. - 8 clicks
As we're only about 24 hours away from all the fun and games of the Nevada G-O-TEA Caucus, the various campaigns are trying all sorts of last-minute attempts to capture momentum and win over any undecided caucus-goers left. Mitt Romney's supporters Someone is floating rumors that Nevada's own Brian Sandoval may end up on Mittens' VP short list . Meanwhile in libertarian fringe-ville, Ron Paul ...
Nevada Progressive - 10:04 a.m. - 9 clicks
It doesn’t take too much cogitating to figure out what problems are facing small business owners in the U.S. For the full report click here. ...
Desert Beacon - Thu 11:42 a.m.
Groundhog Day is as good an occasion as any for offering a review of information and articles of interest. Since we’re supposed to have six more weeks of Winter, there will be ample time to read and review some … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Thu 10:44 a.m.
Remember this ? – Trump told Daily Beast columnist Meghan McCain that Romney is “going to lose” because he can’t connect with voters. “No, he’s going to lose. He doesn’t resonate, you know? Or he would have won last time, in all fairness to your father! He was scheduled to win last time, and he didn’t because your father outdid him. You understand. I watched [Romney] make a speech, and it was a...
Nevada Progressive - Thu 10:05 a.m.
Former Massachusetts Governor Willard Mitt Romney holds a comfortable 20% lead in the Nevada Republican caucus “race,” [USAT] but that doesn’t mean that his message will be very comforting for Nevada voters, consider: “The last time Romney came here, he … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Thu 9:07 a.m. - 10 clicks
Nevada Representatives to the 112th Congress, Mark Amodei and Joe Heck, voted to bring the repeal of the CLASS Act to the House floor on January 31, 2012. [roll call 12] Then, on February 1, 2012 at 7:06 p.m. … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Thu 8:09 a.m. - 11 clicks
Go read: 272 billion reasons to feel depressed On another note, I won’t be bugging any of you to support me in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this year. In case you missed it, here’s why. For years the local affiliate has had to deal with this nonsense, and it is beyond [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Thu 6:42 a.m.
Tuesday’s numbers are in and Mitt Romney has officially steamrolled through the Florida primaries, essentially giving Newt Gingrich the same drubbing that Gingrich dished out to him during the South Carolina primaries. Adding a dash of insult to injury, Gingrich seems to have lost a bit of his edge with Hispanic voters, even though his [...]...
The Nevada View - Wed 1:03 p.m.
Last October, I could already see the train wreck coming . And now, it's about to get awfully messy over here. Ron Paul actually came here early yesterday to rally his base with more nonsensical rants against the Federal Reserve . Meanwhile in the other end of the valley, "Frothy" Ricky Santorum also came early to win over Sharrontology's true believers . The fireworks are already starting...
Nevada Progressive - Wed 12:20 p.m. - 11 clicks
One of the significant problems associated with Democrats is their propensity to get wonkish when policy questions arise. Democrats quite often take policy questions seriously and thereby offer long answers to short questions while their Republican counterparts are busy repeating … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Wed 10:27 a.m. - 2 clicks
The northern Nevada chapter of the Komen Foundation says it’s looking for a new site for the 14th Race for the Cure — but they may be doing more running from their decision to sever ties with Planned Parenthood … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Wed 8:05 a.m. - 9 clicks
No one can deny that the buildup hasn’t been exceptional this year; the sense of overwhelming excitement mingled with acute suspense is a feeling that’s familiar to anyone who has ever waited up for Santa Claus to appear. The GOP presidential campaign here in Nevada is kind of like Christmas. Without Santa of course. And [...]...
The Nevada View - Tue 4:46 p.m. - 15 clicks
As early voting continues in the Las Vegas Ward 6 Recall Election , lurid allegations ("Sex! Drugs! Extortion! Fraud! Harassment!") continue to fly in Henderson's Kathleen Vermillion/Steve Sisolak scandal , and North Las Vegas struggles to shed its not-far-in-the-past image of corruption, dysfunction, and failure, challenges continue to pile up for local governments in Southern Nevada. T...
Nevada Progressive - Tue 3:46 p.m. - 14 clicks
Here's a pic of the Clark County Republican Party Internet announcement for Sheldon Adelson's very own caucus : Picture captured using Ping on 01/31/2012 from here . ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Tue 11:05 a.m.
One conservative script describing the current sluggish U.S. economic recovery implies “that Americans (especially middle-income Americans) are slothful, selfish louts who refuse to understand the country’s future depends on their willingness to give up luxuries like Medicare, Social Security, public … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Tue 9:44 a.m.
I guess it's official now. Ralston says "we matter" again , so now we matter. But wait, we're not quite done with Florida yet! And despite Florida's results starting to look and feel like a foregone conclusion, there may yet be intrigue ahead as all this election year madness comes to our own backyard. After all, Republican primary voters still don't like Mitt Romney . And as long as they...
Nevada Progressive - Tue 9:00 a.m.
As if Nevadans needed reminding, when the Housing Bubble collapsed the implosion took the in-migration of population with it. A quick look at the recently released IRS statistics provides a picture. Nor do we see in the numbers any indication … Continue reading → ...
Desert Beacon - Tue 8:01 a.m. - 17 clicks
To the richest who can advertise longest, the spoils. That should be Florida's official electoral motto. After more than a year of saturation marketing, if Romney doesn't beat Gingrich by 20% or more, the momentum effect may be offsetting Romney's millions, even with the early voting lock that the Mittster had going into today's primary here. ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Tue 5:22 a.m. - 13 clicks
Dear Mr. Speaker and next President Gingrich, The Nevada caucuses - and the start of the Maine caucuses - are next Saturday, February 4. Maine carries on for a week but Nevada's last only three hours, from noon to 3pm. But not the same three hours everywhere in the state, because some precincts in the Vegas area were allowed to do their caucusing after sundown to accomodate Jews who observe th...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Mon 7:46 p.m. - 12 clicks
When does a smear become too personal? And when do personal attacks go too far? For answers, let’s take a look at Kathleen Vermillion vs. Steve Sisolak, former lovers that have graduated to that illustrious and all too frequent uplevel of relationship known as the bitter enemy stage. The crux of Kathy Vermillion’s very public [...]...
The Nevada View - Mon 2:07 p.m. - 2 clicks
Today, KNPR's "State of Nevada" touched the issues that are always on our minds... Even if it sometimes feels like they are never really part of our agenda: - Are we really investing too little in public education? - Just how over-dependent are we on tourism? - What must we do to diversify our economy? Oh yes, and... - Considering Clark County pays for over 80% of the State of Nevada's budg...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 1:09 p.m. - 14 clicks
Recently, a huge, pan-partisan national coalition of mayors (of cities both big and small!) from all over the country joined with Freedom to Marry to launch Mayors for the Freedom to Marry and demand the end of marriage discrimination at all levels of government. But take a closer look at that list, and one notices a glaring omission. For some reason, no Mayor of any Nevada city is on this list...
Nevada Progressive - Mon 7:00 a.m. - 16 clicks
Besides cleaning the house and the doggie-do from the backyard, I put together the flyer for our 2nd Annual Reno Darwin Day. We’ve got a lot of activities and presentations on tap. IN addition to that, I’m stressing about my first lighting class assignment which consists of photographing a white sphere, cube and cylinder against [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Sun 5:04 p.m. - 16 clicks
Rick Santorum is canceling Sunday events leading up to the Florida Primary after his daughter, Isabella, has been admitted to the hospital, likely due to complications related to her condition Trisomy 18. Full public statement here. Luckily Santorum is adequately covered with Health Insurance. For the other 50 million Americans without health coverage, Rick Santorum [...]...
The Nevada View - Sun 10:40 a.m. - 15 clicks
17 years ago, Dr. Robert Putnam suggested that America was losing the key to our past greatness. Specifically, he felt that we were losing " social capital " as communities built upon in-person social intercourse were being replaced by human islands isolated from each other by "individualizing" technology, such as TV, video games, and the internet. He (in)famously argued this case in his 1995 es...
Nevada Progressive - Sat 8:40 a.m.
In Praise of Teachers Unions: EvolutionBlog The simple fact is that as a society we do everything in our power to make teaching as unappealing a profession as possible. In most districts the pay and benefits are laughable compared to other professions. Even worse, there is a deep lack of respect for the work that [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Sat 8:08 a.m.
It has stood empty and vacant since 2004, a shell of its former self hardly recognizable as the performance arts venue that it used to be during the height of its glory days. No, we’re not talking about Paris Hilton’s bedroom. We’re talking about the corner lot on Maryland Parkway and Charleston Boulevard, where the [...]...
The Nevada View - Jan 27 - 15 clicks
Last fall, attention quickly turned to the Occupy Wall Street protest/encampment that (at least temporarily) radically reshaped civic life in Lower Manhattan... And then the thousands of supportive Occupy protests that arose all over the country. Soon, we were talking about "The American Autumn". And then, all of a sudden, by November they seemed to lose steam and close up shop (either due to ...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 27
Yesterday, we took a case study look at the issues currently plaguing the Huntridge Theater‘s old space on the corner of Maryland Parkway and Charleston Boulevard. We also hinted at the linkage between the once shiny Huntridge Theater and Nevada’s current status as one-time, one-hit wonder gaming capital of the world (otherwise known as “the [...]...
The Nevada View - Jan 27 - 17 clicks
When I go into my WordPress dashboard, it keeps reminding me that this is my “primary” blog, but lately I’ve been far more faithful to The Neophyte Photographer. I’m twenty-six days in to my 365 project. Right now photography seems so much more compelling than writing, but I’ll be back this weekend. I’ve got a [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 27 - 15 clicks
- We'll be talking more about President Obama's energy plan and what it means for Nevada. - We'll also turn back to local issues as we further examine the red-hot scandal that caused this week's Henderson Ward 3 appointment , as well as the Las Vegas Ward 6 recall election, where early voting is already underway . - With the Occupy Reno camp site shutting down and the Reno City Council...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 26 - 9 clicks
So the President is here. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) greeted him at McCarran Airport last night . And despite her husband not always giving President Obama a warm welcome, she obviously displayed far better manners than Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R-WTF??!!) . Goodman briefly discussed housing with Obama last night after HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan came to town to discuss ...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 26 - 5 clicks
Well, that Newt Gingrich surge was fun, wasn't it? The bombastic former House speaker may still manage to pound Mitt Romney on his way to an upset in the GOP presidential nominating fight, but there is a little bit of statistical evidence on this Wednesday to suggest that Mitt Romney might be weathering the Newt assault. The proof of the pudding is in both national polling and Florida po...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 25 - 4 clicks
Last night's State of the Union speech was quite the event... But Washington wasn't the only city where fireworks were flying. I was at the Clark County Democratic Party 's and Nevada Stonewall Democrats ' State of the Union watch party in Downtown Las Vegas. So was Fox 5 . And as you can tell, local Republicans here were upset . OK. What else is new? Take a look at the photos ...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 25 - 2 clicks
With a new ad campaign against the Culinary Union, Station Casinos is escalating an already delicate situation, and I’m not really sure how it is to their benefit. Check out the ad below. What’s even more amazing is how this will bring more attention to the fact that Station Casinos were found to have committed [...]...
The Nevada View - Jan 25
I love it when we can make fun of ourselves! Filed under: Skepticism ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 25
He definitely went there last night . Romney has raised eyebrows for opposing the auto-industry bailout. In his address, Obama chided, “[s]ome even said we should let it die.” This is largely true of many Republicans in Congress, who could not bring themselves to applaud a proposal to reverse tax incentives that encourage outsourcing and discourage repatriating jobs to the U.S. Where Romne...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 25 - 2 clicks
Tonight, I'll be liveblogging President Obama's State of the Union speech, as well as all the G-O-TEA response(s) and all the media spin. And tonight, Obama will be drawing clear distinctions from the G-O-TEA religion of Milton Friedman laissez faire run amok. "It's time to apply the same rules from top to bottom: No bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts. An America built to last insists on re...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 24
Tonight, we'll be watching what may be the most critical moment of 2012. And then tomorrow, the President arrives here . And on Thursday, he'll be giving a speech on energy. However, don't expect another talk in front of a solar power plant. A look at the president’s detailed travel schedule reveals a few clues about the specifics he might be getting into — at least enough for one goo...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 24
21 about 21 minutes ago Inside #Henderson #Nevada council chamber #nvpolitics #nvp2 #fb Last night, the Henderson City Council had a crucial decision to make. The Ward 3 seat had become vacant when incumbent Council Member Kathleen Vermillion (formerly Boutin) suddenly resigned. This news was first greeted by plenty of shock all over H...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 24 - 2 clicks
Remember the run up to New Hampshire's primary? It may now seem like a million years ago, but it's really been just two weeks. Then, we learned that Sheldon Adelson planned to up the ante for his BFF Newt Gingrich . And regardless of what he says about what he supposedly knew (or not) about how Newt's Super PAC would nip at Mitt Romney's Achilles' Heel, Well, apparently Adelson is about to go ...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 23
Conventional wisdom is that Mitt Romney has a far better organization than Newt Gingrich, and that’s a big part of why he’ll be the nominee. The coming terrain is supposed to benefit him, too. One friend of mine who's an expert at watching polls , Tweeted the other day, You look at the contests coming up after Florida... Nevada, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine... Caucuses, West, and North... M...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 23 - 2 clicks
We have some big, existential questions to answer. Last year, the Nevada Cancer Institute filed for bankruptcy, laid off half its staff, and faced huge financial hurdles going forward . And now, it's confirmed that UCSD will buy the Institute for $18 million . Yes, you read me right. The University of CALIFORNIA San Diego Health System will take over the Nevada Cancer Institute. UC Regent Ch...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 23 - 2 clicks
I’m starting a new photography class at UNR on Tuesday. This is the Photographic Lighting class and I’m a really looking forward to it. The instructor sent us an email today telling us to bring six of our best photographs to our first session to share with the class. Here is what I’ve chosen. Four [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 22
Wow. Either all those South Carolinian conservative evangelicals stayed home yesterday, or they don’t really believe their own definition of “family values.” If they did, Rick Santorum should have been their guy. Instead he came in a distant third with less than a fifth of the vote. From the sword-sharp pen of James Carville: I [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 22
Really? Really? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy I was laughing as I was hearing this. He sounds like the petulant "bad boy" in high school who just stole the annoying rich guy's (aka Mitt Romney's) lunch money... Which may not sound like much, until we realize that annoying rich guy's lunch money is enough to take a whole pack of hungry t...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 22
I just found out yesterday that Anglachel has been back since around the first of the year, so I’m playing catch-up. She always has an interesting perspective on the dynamics within the progressive/liberal sphere. I just finished reading Modes of Reaction and Revolution. Take a peek. Filed under: Blogging, Politics ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 22
4:03 PM- Whoa. NBC News just projected Newt Gingrich as the winner in South Carolina . And CNN's exit poll shows Newt winning comfortably . Is he the political cat with nine lives? And is the G-O-TEA ready for yet another shakeup as primary season rolls on? 4:11 PM- More from MSNBC : Gingrich's performance in South Carolina was driven in thanks to late deciders, who broke decisively in hi...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 21
What @nvdems #nvcaucus looked like in #GreenValley #Henderson today #nvp2 #fb : What @nvdems #nvcaucus looked like in #GreenValley #Henderson today #nvp2 #fb Obviously, there wasn't too much suspense in the room today at Green Valley High School. We all knew who would win the caucus... But that wasn't the point. This was about party building . Seriously. Democrats braved the heavy winds to arr...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 21
It turns out that the massive wildfire that raged south of Reno was caused by an elderly man improperly dumping fireplace ashes . On Friday, the "extremely remorseful" man admitted his role by improperly disposing of the ashes at his home, authorities said. "He came forward on his own accord," Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez said. "He has given statements to our investigators as well as la...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 21 - 2 clicks
I didn’t decide to do this until about a day or so ago. I’ll be attending the Lyon County Democratic caucus later this morning. Part of me is wondering why I am bothering, but since I didn’t go in 2010, AND this is the year that the DNC will issue a new platform (not that [...] ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 21
So today's the big day. Are you ready for it? The caucus is today... Wait, wasn't it moved? Nope, the Democratic Caucus is still today, people will be filling up local schools and community centers again , and the fun starts at 11:00 AM . I'll be at Green Valley High School today, and I'll deliver updates after the caucus closes. But of course, everyone else is paying attention to South Carol...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 21
Rain. As in: downpour. Of course, now they’re worrying about flooding. What’s next? Famine? Filed under: Nevada ...
Blue Lyon - Jan 21
I know this might be shocking to some of you that Americans expect Congress to act in times of national crisis, but it would appear that Republicans and their tea drinking consultants have been operating under the belief that Americans want Congress’s response to economic catastrophe to be absolutely nothing. To be fair, Republicans have [...]...
The Nevada View - Jan 21
There is a metric ton of data today, with six polls examining the pending GOP primary in South Carolina alone. But with the spectacle of the Perry withdrawal, the Marianne Gingrich interview, amid the backdrop of the continued bad news week for Mitt Romney, the volatility of public opinion in this topsy-turvy election cycle has to be at an all-time high. In other words, here are the number...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 19
Well, today looks to be quite the exciting day. On the G-O-TEA side, Rick Perry dropped out ... And Mitt Romney didn't really win Iowa , after all! The Iowa state GOP says their certified results show Rick Santorum winning by a 34-vote margin over Mitt Romney, a reversal of Romney’s reported caucus night lead of 8 votes — but the party has nevertheless called the result a “split...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 19
For geofft. I began as a seedling, high in the Sierras of Nevada. With the nourishment of the clean, fertile soil of the earth, and the nutrition of the clean air and soothing rains, I grew into a sapling. I was protected by the driving snows from the howling winds of Winter, knowing within myself that I was destined for greatness as a strong and mighty tree. For years, I grew. Left to that ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 18 - 8 clicks
Do you notice there's no Wikipedia today? And that Google blacked out its logo? And that many more of your favorite web sites are down or redirecting you to a special page today? Here's why . If passed, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and/or its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), would essentially cripple the internet. How? The internet is built on freedom: the freedom t...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 18
Hey, don't just take my word... Mittens just outed himself! And not only that, but he also exposed both the moral and intellectual emptiness of his "job creator" myths. Citizens for Tax Justice a few months ago estimated that Mitt Romney, due to most of his income coming from investments, pays a tax rate of around 14 percent, a far cry from the 35 percent top income tax rate. Romney then ...
Nevada Progressive - Jan 17
Pennsylvania: The new #1! In the summer of 2011, here on Sunday Kos, I attempted to quantify the level of interest we could expect in the 2012 elections for each state. The top three states were largely where you would expect: Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. But Montana cracked the top 10, as well. Clearly a lot has changed since July. The redistricting process has been completed in...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 15
For any who may be reading this series for the first time : this is a thought experiment where I try to see what would happen if the size of the House of Representatives were doubled to 870 members from 435. And yes, I know Republicans have the trifecta in Utah, and there's control in Nevada. This entire series is theoretical to begin with, gimme a break. Both of these states went from 3 to...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 13
While republicans hold their Presidential caucuses tonight for 1774 precincts at 806 locations throughout Iowa, the national media have neglected to talk about the Democratic Party in Iowa, which will also be holding their caucuses tonight. The Iowa Democratic Party will be caucusing tonight throughout the State, which also includes the same 1774 precincts, with caucus meetings at 246 location...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Jan 3
The Hispanic population is much larger than the only other major demographic group which is growing at a comparable rate, Asian Americans. McCain won 31 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2008. The Pew / Post survey reveals that President Obama leads Romney among Hispanics by 68 percent to 23 percent. The President has a 54 percent approval rating among Hispanics in that survey; Gallup found it to ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 30
I love my progressive blogging community, I really do, and you should too. Check out some blog entires from this week, and add their blogs to your readers and bookmarks! Andrew "Nerdrock" Davey at the Nevada Progressive breaks down 2012.it will be an extremely important election year for Nevada. Control of our state senate hangs in balance as well as Harry Reid's status as Senate Majority Leader....
In The Sausage Factory - Dec 29
Yuck! I can't believe there hasn't been an update for three months. Might be something to think about when writing out those New Years resolutions. The last blog was about Governor Brian Sandoval's endorsement of Rick Perry. With the Iowa caucuses just a few days away, that choice still looks like an enormous blunder. Perry has flip-flopped and flapped on abortion, released an anti-gay 30 ad ...
In The Sausage Factory - Dec 29
With the Christmas weekend approaching, it has been a quiet few days of polling (made more quiet by the absence of the Wrap yesterday, for which I apologize). But one thing we can see from the limited array of data available is that the Gingrich swoon has levelled off. He remains competitive in a nominally Romney-centric early state (Nevada), he remains locked within striking distance in Iow...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 23
This diary looks at what each party could do if it had unilateral control over redistricting in Nevada and were willing to maximize the damage their gerrymander could do. As you could probably guess, in the Dem map I went for 3 solid seats with 1 GOP vote sink. In the Republican map I went for 2 likely R seats on average and 2 Dem vote sinks. Interestingly, one of the Likely R ...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 19
Earlier today, the Senate held a cloture vote on a bill to extend the payroll tax cuts to 160 million Americans and assess a new tax on income over $1 million to help pay for it. On January 1, 2012 working families will see their taxes go UP by as much as $1000.00, if the payroll tax holiday is not extended. The final vote was 50-48 . Republicans, who fight tooth and nail to lower taxes on th...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 8
Mitt Romney is now the third GOP presidential candidate to opt out of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice Presidential Debate on December 27, 2011. Rep Ron Paul and former Governor Jon Huntsman have already told the Donald that they will not take part in his political circus debate. "I'm not participating," Romney said during an interview on Fox News. "I spoke with Donald Trump earlier today...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Dec 6
What can happen when the right components come together? You know the answer. Amazing things can be accomplished. This visual diary highlights one such joining of forces in Hoover Dam . The country was in the depths of the Great Depression when Hoover Dam was constructed 1931-1935. The labor force was ready. Science, mathematics, engineering, ingenuity, and technology came together with t...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Nov 30
Note: This is the second post of a three-part series about building strategic collaborations between existing social justice organizations the Occupy Wall Street movement in Nevada and nationally. See the first post here . As people all over the country are opposing economic inequality, greed, and threats to human rights, one multinational mining corporation operating in the American We...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Nov 27
I’ve been part of building coalitions and campaigns around various social justice and environmental issues for almost 30 years. But this is the first time I’ve seen the synergy between various factions and issues and the organic way that a new movement is rising up with spontaneous energy at the grassroots level. The Occupy movement has broken through the American consciousness around vast ine...
DailyKos (Nevada) - Nov 20
