150 years ago this week, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union. Let’s celebrate itâevery year.
Why Wages Aren’t Growing in America (via Harvard Business Review)
A short explainer of a complicated problem.
~~ https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america
Student debt crushing the economy, –Bloomberg (via www.bloomberg.com)
Low-wage workers willing to take “consequences” of higher wages | MN Spokesman-Recorder (via MN Spokesman-Recorder)
St. Paul City Council President Amy Brendmoen told members of ISNow, “We need to pause and take the time to answer basic questions about how a wage increase would affect workers before making any…
Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck (via CNBC)
Three in four workers say they are in debt today, and many of them believe they always will be.
~~ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/most-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html
Wealth inequality is as prominent as ever, but you won’t see that on TV (via Salon)
“I think people are sick of seeing folks shout at each other, they’re sick of being spoken down to”
To Curb Corporate Abuse of Stock Buyback ‘Bamboozle,’ Baldwin Bill Would Bolster Worker Power (via Common Dreams)
“It’s just wrong for big corporations to pocket massive, permanent tax breaks and reward the wealth of top executives with more stock buybacks, while closing facilities and laying off workers.”
What draws Americans to anarchy? It’s more than just smashing windows. (via Washington Post)
In D.C., members of the movement have been involved in local protests for years. But Trump’s inauguration was something different.
Why are millennials burned out? Capitalism. (via Vox)
Author Malcolm Harris on why millennials need a revolution.
~~ https://www.vox.com/2019/2/4/18185383/millennials-capitalism-burned-out-malcolm-harris
America’s Housing Affordability Crisis Only Getting Worse (via Forbes)
A limited supply of homes for sale, a deepening construction labor shortage and high land costs continue to fuel the housing crisis,
