The Gods Are Bored

  Still hot as Hell in Philadelphia this Labor Day Weekend, but welcome to "The Gods Are Bored" anyway! Here -- have an iced tea. ...

  For those of you just joining in the fun here at "The Gods Are Bored," you should know that I am a dyed-in-the-wool supporter of...

  Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" I'm Anne Johnson, a school teacher in the Time of COVID-19. If you can do this job, under t...

  Dear Pandemic Diary, Today is Labor Day, and on every other Labor Day since 2008 I have marched in the Philadelphia AFL-CIO Labor Day para...

Hello, hello, and welcome to another installation of "The Gods Are Bored!" I'm Anne Johnson, hardy volunteer at Netroots Natio...

A couple of weeks ago, I got an invitation to an AFL-CIO caucus meeting at a thing called Netroots Nation. I suppose the AFL-CIO's algor...

In my favorite movie, Matewan,  by John Sayles, striking miners confront union organizer Joe Kinnehan about being a conscientious objector d...

I've been following the Supreme Court and its decisions closely for years. This year, back in June, the court decided (5-4) to end a 40-...

If you  know me at all, you know that I am passionate about unions. I wish there was a bored god of unionized labor forces -- I would make t...

We at "The Gods Are Bored," as well as Great Deities of Justice from multiple pantheons spanning millennia, congratulate the teach...

Sounds like a boring topic, huh? I can see you stifling that yawn! But don't decamp for Dora the Explorer  just yet, because you're ...

I blame myself. In 1987, I left a full-time, full-benefits job because I moved out of the state where I was employed. Once the company asc...

The prayer that unites all Druids has lines about justice, the knowledge of justice, and the love of justice. How can a species be endowed w...

You know what I love but have never been able to do? Cosplay. I can't sew. My hair is thick and unruly. And -- probably the biggest re...

Hello and welcome to The Gods Are Bored, Labor Day 2015! No one's just joining me now, so you all know how I feel about organized labo...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," where today we are going to offer you a modest proposal for an end to collective bargaining in th...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored" on Iowa Caucus day! It's time for us to endorse a candidate! And ah, it's so difficult. So...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," America's best clearinghouse for absolute nonsense since 2005! We're glad you joined us t...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" At 7:22 p.m. on December 21, the sun officially crossed the equator. So sorry to all my fabulous ...