| Jun 21, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyDuring his speech announcing that the U.S. is ditching the Paris climate accords, President Trump took a strange detour to declare “our tax bill is moving along in Congress, and I believe it’s doing very well. I think a lot of people will be very...
| Mar 29, 2017 | Economy / BusinessOnce again, Equal Pay Day is approaching. Never heard of it? If you’re a working woman or someone who cares about the working women in your life, you need to study up. Equal Pay Day is the day in any given year when women working full-time, year-round catch up to...
| Dec 7, 2016 | Economy / BusinessOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised again and again to “fix the economy.” And now that he’s won, he’s busy padding his cabinet with Wall Street rogues and off-the-chart conservatives from the fringes. If you read their resumes,...
| Sep 7, 2016 | Economy / BusinessLabor Day weekend should be a time for Americans to celebrate the economic achievements of workers with barbecues and beach trips. But with U.S. corporations routinely taking advantage of their low-wage employees, we might as well rename it Labor Exploitation Day. The...
| Apr 27, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyWe heard a lot about the “war on women” during the 2012 election cycle — mostly over Republican attacks on abortion rights and birth control. While the phrase has faded in this election year go-round, the war on women has not. The only change is that now...
