Credit where credit is due: when it comes to promoting the Republican agenda, there is no one better than Fox News. And with the White House announcement that Vice President Biden would address the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Miami Beach, the Fox team was armed for a double-barrel attack against tw...

Worst January EVER! What a way to start the year! I've decided to delve into the bear case this weekend to see if I can talk myself out of thinking we've suffered enough at the 8,000 line. I'll be posting as I read in a Weekend Reading section but I thought it would be a good idea to first review wh...

If you think American football is the most badass, then you haven’t seen the Australian version. I don’t know what any of the rules are, but apparently body-checking a dude so hard it makes him look like a rag doll is totally legal.        ...

AFL Seventh and Final Week (2008 Season) This is the seventh (whew) installment of our AFL weekly reports. The Phoenix Desert Dogs won their fifth Arizona Fall League Championship in a row on Saturday. This was a pretty impressive win, as the Desert Dogs came from three down in the fifth to win the ...

Our friend Bruno Behrend and periodic IR contributor John Bambenek have their work cut out for them if they expect to convince Illinois voters to support a constitutional convention in 2010. Those opposed to opening up the constitution worm can have joined together one of the most diverse ad hoc coa...

Just days after the Alaska AFL-CIO endorsed Orange to Blue candidate Mark Begich, fellow Orange to Blue candidate Jim Himes has been endorsed by the Connecticut AFL-CIO: "Jim really understands the issues facing working families," said James Parent, Connecticut State Council of Machinists President ...

Labor Unions see a Perfect Storm coming this fall: they can take the White House and secure large majorities in both Houses of Congress.  Be afraid, be very afraid.  So what do they want with their newfound power?  According to an article in The Economist labor wants: The end of secret ballot vot...

0:30 round 13 results 4:42 North Melbourne’s upset win over Hawthorn. Jeff Kennett puts his foot in it again. 7:08 Richmond complete the SAS mission against Port Adelaide. Ever heard of Mitch Morton and Cleve Hughes? 11 goals between them! 9:52 Essendon’s great win over the Blues. A good...

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) met here last night with dozens of union leaders in an effort to mobilize their support for the general election as lingering rifts from a hard-fought primary campaign as well as broader tensions among major unions threaten to undermine organized labor's efforts on his......

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) met here last night with dozens of union leaders in an effort to mobilize their support for the general election as lingering rifts from a hard-fought primary campaign as well as broader tensions among major unions threaten to undermine organized labor's efforts on his......