Tag: Low-wage workers
The True State of the Union
We must listen to the cries of those who are suffering.
The State of the Union address, which President Joe Biden will deliver on Thursday evening, is a status report required by Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution. For more than a century of the American story,
A Healthy Regard for Workers’ Rights: Fellows at the NIH Launch a Union Drive
Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever
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America’s in the Midst of a Socioeconomic Shift
What we need next is more new construction.
This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.
Question of the Week
How have cars shaped your life, and/or what do you think about their future? (I’m eager to hear
Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself
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In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm
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Why the Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Matters
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Saturday, June 18, tens of thousands of poor and low-income people gathered with allies on Pennsylvania Avenue to lift the voices of those most directly impacted by poverty, racism, militarism, ecological devastation, the denial of healthcare and the
Covid Is Still Disproportionately Killing Low-Income People
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Ah Quon McElrath and the Power of Multiracial Working-Class Solidarity
Ah Quon McElrath. (YouTube screenshot of Ah Quon McElrath Project)
Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy?
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