On AlterNet: firefighters

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "firefighters"

Wisconsin Democrats Wrong to Avoid Campaigning on Labor Issues in Walker Recall

John Nichols, Madison Capital Times. May 24, 2012.

Walker knows that a recall election in a closely divided state is about maximizing appeal to the base, not softening messages and avoiding issues. Why don't Dems?

Why GOP Politicians Are Fleeing Scott Walker-Style Union-Busting

Josh Eidelson, Salon. May 13, 2012.

State Republicans are terrified of pushing anti-union legislation -- and becoming targets like Wisconsin's governor.

How the Wisconsin Uprising Changed America and Why Its Renegade Politics Are Here to Stay

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 21, 2012.

John Nichols talks about his new book, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street," and what happens next.

Death by Budget Cut: Why Conservatives and Some Dems Have Blood on Their Hands

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. June 13, 2011.

There is no room for compromise when dealing with budget cuts that will surely cost innocent lives.

Pro-Worker Movement Gains Power in Wisconsin, But What's Next?

John Nichols, The Nation. March 11, 2011.

There is a lot of talk about where to take this energy, and a lot of options—all with credible arguments and all with support from serious players.

Right-Wingers React to Supreme Court Decision as Proof Sotomayor Is 'Indeed a Racist'

Digby, Hullabaloo. June 29, 2009.

The Right has long anticipated this ruling so as to spin it as proof of Sotomayor's incompetence, hatred of white people, etc.

Firefighters Unveil Giuliani Inspired "Rudy Rat" in Orlando

Trish, Pensito Review. January 23, 2008.

"Firefighters hate Rudy's guts, and when you hear Rudy's name a four-letter word in a firehouse in New York City," says a deputy fire chief.

Giuliani Claims It Would Have Been "Impossible" to Give 9/11 Firefighters Working Radios

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 23, 2007.

The firefighters on 9/11 were forced to use old equipment that had malfunctioned eight years earlier, during the 1993 attacks.

Firefighters Being Trained to Spy on US Citizens

Paddy, Brave New Films. November 24, 2007.

Paddy: This is just a set up for rampant abuse. Imagine all the ways this could be interpreted.

Giuliani Pays a NYC Fireman to Like Him

GottaLaff, Brave New Films. November 21, 2007.

GottaLaff: The only way Rudy can get support from firefighters, it seems, is to hire them.

NYC Council Member Agrees To Push Investigation of Giuliani and the 9/11 Firemen Radio Debacle [VIDEO]

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 1, 2007.

Giuliani did nothing to improve the New York City Fire Department's radio performance for seven years after the 1993 World Trade Center attack.

Firefighters Believe In Global Warming, So Why Doesn't Bush?

GottaLaff, October 23, 2007.

GottaLaff: "Climate change has beat into us over the last ten or fifteen years," says firefighter Tom Boatner. "We know what we're seeing."

Rudy's 9/11 Failures of Leadership Exposed by Fire Fighters [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, July 11, 2007.

Firefighters come out swinging against Rudy Giuliani in this much-anticipated short film produced by the International Association of Fire Fighters.