Raw last night, going against a strong NFL number and with no notable thing that would increase the ratings, did its worst number of the ThunderDome era last night with 1.66 million viewers and an 0.48 in 18-49. Both would rank among the lowest numbers in show history. Previous weeks for Raw have been boosted … Continue reading "WWE Raw draws lowest ratings of ThunderDome era"

Ahead of what is being called the largest day of action yet against Walmart on the upcoming Black Friday shopping extravaganza, a wave of strikes against the retail giant have already begun. Workers in Miami, Florida and Brooklyn Center, Minnesota walked off the job Monday following actions in Tampa on Saturday and strikes in Sacramento, … Continue reading "Wave of Black Friday Strikes Kicks Off as Walmart CEO Steps Down"

Progressives on the march? Perhaps a bit premature, but a string of DC-based headlines this week suggest that the “corporate-friendly centrists” in Washington policy circles are losing the rhetorical battle when it comes to the national discussion surrounding economic populism: “It’s just so tired and tiring. If being a “centrist” means fact-free denunciations of progressives … Continue reading "Agitated by 'Pathetic Centrists,' Progressive Populists Strike Back"