Not only that, they are editing his Wikipedia page. Take a gander at this and ask yourself if anything about it rings true apart from prosaic facts like his upbringing. Earlier this month, Dore ranted about this on his YouTube channel. If you are not familiar with Dore, he is an American comedian and a […]
Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, headlines have focused on union organizing victories at Starbucks and Amazon. But a recent New York Times story declaring “New York Delivery Workers Are Getting a Bump in Pay” reminds us that workers outside the union movement are part of the labor movement too. However important, unions are […]
The Fight For Fifteen, Fight For 15 Movement and variations thereof started in 2012, campaigning for a $15 per hour minimum wage. Little has been heard of it recently, and, one would have thought, with the inflation caused by the lockdowns and the Biden Administration’s insane policies (foreign as well as domestic) it would now […]
President Joe Biden broke the record for the longest presidential press conference ever – going nearly two hours fielding question after question. He stood that long to prove his stamina and dispel bigoted charges of ageism. How did he do by his own standards? First, his opening remarks naturally touted the bright spots in the […]
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Donald Trump thinks he’s still president according to no more reliable a source than Rachel Maddow on her February 5th show. This was confirmed in May by Vanity Fair. Right-wing conspiracy theorists echo this analysis as recently as this month. Left-liberals are smugly confident that Kamala Harris’s running mate is in the White House, snoozing […]
Well well, some of us try-try. We end up having to take pittance jobs, with pitiful nonprofits, where the bottom line is, well, poverty pimping. So in a time of Covid Capitalism, in a time of quick silver circling the drain, quitting after 5 weeks on the job may appear rash, or self-defeating. But here […]
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The concept of basic income has been around for hundreds of years, although it was the great Major Douglas who really spelt it out. The Protestant work ethic may be necessary in a world where resources are scarce, but as machines perform more and more work, we should stop creating jobs for the sake of […]
Man laying on sidewalk (Image Source: Pexels) As we face the stark reality that one in seven Americans are projected to have resources below the poverty level in 2021, the world demands systemic solutions. No problem as widespread as poverty in America and across the world can be blamed entirely on the individuals and families […]
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To conceal the economic and social decline that continues to unfold at home and abroad, major newspapers are working overtime to promote happy economic news. Many headlines are irrational and out of touch. They make no sense. Desperation to convince everyone that all is well or all will soon be great is very high. The […]
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A year ago, just a few weeks before San Francisco locked itself down for the pandemic, I fell deeply in love with a 50-year-old. The object of my desire was a wooden floor loom in the window of my local thrift shop. Friends knowledgeable on such matters examined photos I took of it and assured me that all the parts were[Read More...]
