Union workers are energizde to fight "two-tier" contracts, which say that new workers will be treated worse than the old workers.

This practice not only locks in future cuts in pay and working conditions, it also breaks the solidarity of the union. I doubt that employers will shed even two tears about that.

US citizens: call on Congress to support diplomacy with Iran.

The Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121.

If you call, please spread the word.

The bullshitter challenges Democrats to debate with him.

There can't be a real debate with the bullshitter unless there is a referee that can penalize him. Otherwise, with each utterance, the bullshitter will make up a new lie, and At the end, he will say, "I won!"

New Zealand is considering adopting a law to give an artist a share of the sales price when per work is resold. This raises a number of moral issues.

New Zealand's proposed law it applies only to works that sell for more than a thousand dollars. I would not begrudge 50 out of that for the artist. As a practical matter, I'd be content with this law.

However, it is being presented as "intellectual property" and used to boost the public's respect for that confused over generalization.

A scientific summary of the possible effects of the Omicron variant, depending on three parameters that scientists are working on measuring.