Aetna Lifts the National Standard for ‘Competitive Wages’
One rare CEO is increasing up to one-third of his employees' pay as well as adjusting its company health plan so lower-income workers can get the same health coverage. Aetna set a new national standard for competitive wages.
The Opportunist and the Fanatics
How long will the marriage of convenience between the opportunist Donald Trump and the fanatics of the NRA last?
The Working-Class Wounds Hidden Behind Trump Voters’ Racism
If we listen carefully to Trump’s supporters, we can hear their desire for progressive policies.
‘Just short of nuclear’: The latest financial sanctions will cripple Russia’s economy
The financial measures just announced against Russia are unprecedented for a country of its size.
NationofChange at the Republican Convention: And So it Begins – Protests, Rallies Take Cleveland
From "Open Carry" rallies to Stand for Love, the Republican Convention (and all the demonstrations that go with it) is in full swing.
Forty-four states refuse to release private voter info to Trump commission
Instead of protecting the privacy of voters or the integrity of fair elections, Trump continues to waste time and resources on a fiction that he has failed to prove time and again.
Experts warn this industry-backed attack on science at EPA would be among ‘most damaging’...
"Let's call this what it is: an excuse to abandon clean air, clean water, and chemical safety rules."
Obama privately indicated leading ‘Stop-Bernie Campaign’
According to Politico, the Democratic establishment is counting on Obama to stop Trump and, perhaps, stave off Bernie as well.
Dalit Lives Matter
Technology has helped to facilitate these movements locally and disseminated information about them throughout the world in a way earlier generations of activists could have only dreamed about.
Why the white working class rebelled: Neoliberalism is killing them (literally)
The rage of these workers accounted for the unpredictability of the 2016 election, since they voted in very large numbers for Donald Trump.