Fighting Racism Where White Workers Are Hurting, Too

Fighting Racism Where White Workers Are Hurting, Too

| Oct 26, 2016 | Rights / DemocracySince 2011, Maine’s bombastic Republican governor Paul LePage has given America a taste of what it might be like to live under a Donald Trump presidency. Like Trump, LePage has made outrageous comments against immigrants and communities of color. They include telling...
An Appetite for Action on Tax Reform

An Appetite for Action on Tax Reform

| | Rights / DemocracyIn a few short weeks, this election will be over, and the task of governing will fall on the winning candidate and the reshuffled Congress. At the top of the list of issues to address in the early months of 2017 should be reforming our broken tax code. Why should tax...
Trump is the Nation’s Abuser-in-Chief

Trump is the Nation’s Abuser-in-Chief

| | Rights / DemocracyAs an emotional abuse survivor, I get an eerie feeling watching Donald Trump. In fact, a checklist of 30 tactics used by an emotionally abusive partner, published by the blog Live Bold and Bloom, reads like Donald Trump’s debate prep to-do list. One of the...
Prison Labor is Slavery by Another Name

Prison Labor is Slavery by Another Name

| Oct 12, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyRight now there’s a national movement mobilizing to raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage of $15 an hour. But imagine if instead of earning even that much, you could only earn a few cents an hour. If that sounds like something from the developing world,...