Tag Archives: legislation

McCain Sits Out Civil Rights Vote

Posted by JD Thomas on April 25, 2008 in Techfun 2 comments

On Wednesday, Senate Republicans filibustered the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law that would have overturned an appalling Supreme Court decision that practically abolished remedies for gender-based compensation discrimination in the workplace. (see: Republicans Filibuster Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act) This Act is designed to address the problems faced by workers of both sexes  Read more »

The Good, The Bad, and The Ambivalent Candidate

Posted by JD Thomas on April 15, 2008 in Techfun 2 comments

On April 7th, James Surowiecki wrote his the New Yorker article Going for Broke: In recent months, a lot of people have been handed financial get-out-of-jail-free cards. C.E.O.s who presided over billions in losses have walked away with tens of millions in compensation. The Federal Reserve has showered cheap money on banks and brokerages. Even  Read more »