The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Revealed: ALEC Is Behind State-by-State Push to Lower Minimum Wage
Politicians backed by the ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council have introduced 67 laws in 25 states to reduce minimum wage levels, a new survey revealed.
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Restored Payroll Tax Pinches Those Who Earn the Least
While the super wealthy ship their fortunes to Grand Cayman, those on the lower rung suffer higher taxes.
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Keep The Tip: How a Note Left on a Receipt Got an Applebee's Waitress Fired
I make less than $9 an hour on average, before taxes. I was a waitress at Applebee's restaurant in Saint Louis. I was fired Wednesday for posting a picture on Reddit.com of a note a customer left on a bill after he refused to leave a tip.
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Argument to Raise the Minimum Wage, Part II
Everyone acknowledges that poverty is terrible but most business owners fail to grasp why it is a black hole from which there is no escape.
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Argument to Raise the Minimum Wage, Part I
At the heart of the poverty challenge lies the controversial concept of the minimum wage.
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Why Austerity Economics Hurts Low-Wage Workers the Most
What does the drama in Washington over the “fiscal cliff” have to do with strikes and work stoppages among America’s lowest-paid workers at Walmart, McDonald’s, Burger King, and Domino’s Pizza? Everything.
