(Updated. See note at bottom.) A Kentucky Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow store owners and other providers of services to refuse to serve interracial couples, interracial families, or couples of different faiths. In addition, the bill would prevent the refused couples from seeking redress through the
Time for a thought experiment. What images, thoughts, or emotions do these words bring forth? Compassionate City —Omni Project —Fairness Ordinance —air quality —mosque vandalism and restoration —West End Walmart —bike lanes —Cordish Company — immigration rally —Ohio River pollution Any contrasts? Any sense of “this does not go with that”
I wasn’t surprised to see Kent Oyler’s editorial [http://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2016/01/12/gli-backs-right-work-attract-business/78694176/] extolling the benefits of so-called Right-to-Work. After all, Mr. Oyler’s salary is paid by business owners, for whom busting unions and lowering wages is a long-sought dream. For
Now that the Right has taken the governorship, one of the key battles in Frankfort is going to be unions — or more specifically, killing off unions. With union membership declining across the country, regressives and their corporate partners see this as an opportune time to rid themselves of organized workers.
Both of these terms are used in politics ... but most people can't tell you what they mean or what the difference is. Let's dig into that.
It’s the same tug-of-war we’ve been having for decades: “We’ve got to get control of our guns!” “You’ll pry my gun from my cold, dead hands!” “But we have to DO something!” “But guns aren’t the problem — people are!” “Ammosexual!” “Freedom hater!” But in a
Car insurance rates seem fairly simple: If you are a bad driver, or you drive in heavy traffic, you will probably pay more due to the increased likelihood of an accident. We understand that. But check this: In Louisville, you can pay substantially more based only on where you live,
We don't need less unions, and we don't need less union members. We need more and better unions – and business people and millennials agree with me.
Climate change is here, and going to get much worse. In light of that, what questions do we need to be asking of our local and state governments?
I am pleased to announce that Progress Louisville is officially re-launched and open for business! Over the next few days, I’ll be posting about the goals of the site, the approach we will take to our work, and whether we are partisan, non-partisan, or something else. I’ll also
It’s always fascinating to watch elected officials solve a real problem with a fairy-tale solution. Their real goal is to do this thing that they really have the hots for, so they either make up a problem (weapons of mass destruction), or they take a real problem and say
As we stumble, seemingly inevitably, to a government shutdown at midnight Monday, there is already talk of a possible default later in October. Some people may not be clear on the difference, so it seemed timely to do an Explainer on the two topics. Government Shutdown One of the main
The allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Arnold (D-Sturgis) are serious. If they are true, he should resign immediately. And if the further allegations against the House leadership — of ignoring or downplaying the original complaints — are also true, then maybe we need new House leadership as well. This isn’
There was a news item recently that concerned the Bluegrass Pipeline and Andy Beshear. When I read it, I immediately made a connection with, of all things, grapefruit. What in the world do a pipeline and grapefruit have in common, you ask? Let me tell you a story. :: My father
Welcome! This new site is devoted to championing progress and progressive issues in Louisville and surrounding areas. Official launch date is September 2013, but in the meantime we’re building out the site and adding more and more content. Be watching for announcements and additions as we get closer to
As we prepare for the inauguration and reflect on recent and current events, we may find benefit in the comparison of ethics versus morals. Morals, according to the dictionary, is “concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action.” And when it comes to judgment, the current
