Build Back Better Could Help End Subminimum Wages for People With Disabilities
Original publication by The 19th. It has been legal for almost a century for companies to pay workers with disabilities just cents an hour. Employees have reportedThey will receive pennies in the paychecks. There is no limit to how much they may be paid. This practice of paying “subminimum wage,” which the U.S. Department of […]
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Native People in California Are Fighting Water Policies That Imperil Salmon
In early spring 2021, it became obvious that California’s rivers and the people who depend on their salmon were facing disaster. The Klamath River forecasts predicted low salmon returns and low allocations to tribal fishers. The mountains that once sported snow are now barren and dry. Reservoirs were still low from previous year’s water deliveries […]
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Diversity-Driven Hiring Practices Must Include People With Criminal Convictions
Access to opportunities is the key for economic and social success in America. Many people affected by the criminal law system miss out on the opportunities to build a successful life, family, or community. For perspective, let’s start with a bit of history. In the mid-1960s, workplaces began to implement affirmative action and equal employment […]
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Saudi Arabia Arms Sale Is One of Biden’s Many Militaristic Actions in First Year
Many expected President Joe Biden’s departure from the brutish approach of his predecessor to change. In fact, the Biden administration made changes in the first weeks of its presidency. In Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first press briefing, the State Department announced that it was reviewing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab […]
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Biden Opposes Kellogg’s Plan to Hire Scabs as Workers Decide to Remain on Strike
Joe Biden, President of the United States, joined the growing chorus representing labor rights advocates as well as workers who condemned a Kellogg Company plan to hire permanent replacements for striking union workers. rejectingThis week, a contract proposal was made. “Collective bargaining is an essential tool to protect the rights of workers that should be […]
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Amid Staffing and Mental Health Crises, Teachers Say Test Prep Is Wrong Priority
This article was first published on Labor Notes. Six fights brokeout at Lawrence High School, Massachusetts in the middle of October. Police were called and arrested. This was shocking for those who were inside the school, but not surprising. “The unrest is the students’ way of screaming out, ‘We need help,’” said high school English […]
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Will NY Times, Washington Post Return ‘Russia Collusion’ Pulitzer Prizes?
The Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting was awarded to journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Washington Post for their inaccurate and biased coverage of 2018. Russia’s alleged collaboration with the Trump campaign to interfere with the 2016 election, a claim we now know was a hoax. When will they return the prize? […]
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Supreme Court Says Abortion Providers Can Challenge Texas’s Restrictive Law
The United States Supreme Court announced that it will overturn lower court rulings and allow abortion providers the right to sue Texas for a highly restrictive abortion bill, which bans the procedure after six months of pregnancy. The Court stated that the Court will allow this process to continue, but it will not be allowed […]
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House Passes Bill to Prevent Future Blatant Corruption in Reaction to Trump
The House passed Thursday a bill to limit presidential power. This bill was intended to eradicate blatant and ongoing corruption like that of Donald Trump. The Protecting Our Democracy Act was passed 220 to208 largely on party linesThe bill was supported by one Republican and two Democrats. Many parts of the bill are likely to […]
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Landfills Belch Climate-Warming Methane. Even the EPA Doesn’t Know How Much.
It’s easy to forget about garbage. It’s easy to forget about garbage. Thanks to some of the most hardworking people, it disappears. But garbage continues impacting us — and the planet — long after it leaves our dumpsters. If all of our garbage is thrown in a landfill, it can become a serious source for […]
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