ICE Raids Benefit Bosses by Creating Fear in Workers
“The employers who are willing to hire us will take advantage of us. They will threaten to turn us in. They will want to pay us less because they will say they are taking a…
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Fighting State Preemption of Local Wage Laws
North Carolina is among 25 states that have passed laws preempting local governments from raising the minimum wage in their jurisdictions. Read the article at Facing South.
The Answer Isn’t ‘Self-Care’—It’s Unionizing
Eating a salad isn’t going to fix the systemic problems at your workplace, nor will getting a massage give you a voice on the job, or increase your paycheck. Read the article at In These…
Health Insurance Companies Are Useless— Get Rid of Them
Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts were among only four Democratic presidential candidates who advocated abolishing private health insurance during the first round of debates. Read more at the Los Angeles…
The AMA Gets Out of the Way of #MedicareForAll
The American Medical Association has quietly pulled out of a lobbying group that seeks to undermine the growing support for Medicare For All. Read the original article at Our Future.
Big Data’s Threat to Democracy
Our data doesn’t really belong to us, it belongs to the commons. Read the original story on Asia Times.
Pentagon Tests Radar-Equipped Spy Balloons
A dystopian surveillance state is being built in plain sight. Read the original story on Common Dreams.
A Young Mayor Makes the Case for a Guaranteed Income
Interview with Michael Tubbs, the 29-year-old mayor of Stockton, California. Read the original story at The Nation.
American Mothers Get a Raw Deal
Other countries show it doesn’t have to be that way. Read the original article at Huffington Post.
Congressional Report Shows Broad Benefits from Higher Minimum Wage
A new Congressional Budget Office report finds that the benefits to low wage workers of a $15 minimum wage far exceed the costs. Read the original article at Common Dreams.