An Economic Policy Institute reports that the Raise the Wage Act , now before Congress would , directly or indirectly raise the wages of 40 million workers , or nearly 27 percent of the wage- earning workforce. The Act raises the federal minimum wage in six steps to $15 per hour by 2024. Beginning in …
With apologies for so many Brexit postings, but, especially after Theresa May’s pathetic encounter with the EU ministers yesterday, I suspect that any thinking, patriotic and informed person who saw her or his country make such a mindless, incompetent hash of an unnecessary political red herring would also want to express her or his deep anguish. …
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“Some wounds never heal of their own accord. One such wound is America’s legacy of slavery and racial injustice. It is the “original sin” that lies behind many of the continuing divisions in US society – and it’s time the country properly atoned for it. I used to be against the idea of slavery reparations …
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Interserve is a giant UK outsourcing company, which employs over 65,000 people worldwide including 45,000 in the UK. It has thousands of government contracts, including for hospital cleaning, probation services, school meals and the maintenance of military bases, benefitting from the Tory off-loading of the duties of a civilised modern government. Interserve now has ended up …
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So what exactly does the House of Representatives H.R.1 bill do that Republicans find so horrifying? It creates a national system for automatic voter registration and expands early voting and same-day registration. It makes Election Day a holiday for federal employees and encourages private businesses to also take the day off to encourage voting. It …
