May 12, 2014

Not Your Father’s Pope: Francis Calls for ‘Legitimate Redistribution’ of Wealth

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In yet another example of Pope Francis being awesome and talking about the excesses of capitalism, the Catholic leader said on Friday that governments should redistribute wealth to the poor and fight back against the “economy of exclusion” taking hold across the world with a new spirit of generosity. Pope Francis has been much more outspoken than …

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Brooklyn Teachers Strike a Blow Against Excessive Testing with May Day Boycott

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On May Day 2014, a group of teachers at the International High School at Prospect Heights (IHSPH) in Brooklyn stood outside their school building and informed gathered reporters that they would not be administering the New York City English Language Arts (ELA) Performance Assessment Exam scheduled to take place that day. The test, which is part …

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$2.13 Often Means Zero-Dollar Paychecks for Tipped Workers

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The basic facts of the tipped worker minimum wage are appalling: It’s $2.13 an hour, and has been since 1991, because whenever the minimum wage is raised, the restaurant industry launches a massive lobbying effort to keep tipped workers from being included. The median wage for tipped workers is $8 an hour, and one in five …

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It’ll Be Mother’s Day Every Day in Minnesota!

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If you’re still looking for a last minute gift for Mother’s Day? Get her a place in Minnesota so she’ll have an opportunity to enjoy a dignified retirement. It’s no secret that American women are twice as likely to retire into poverty largely due to gender inequality. Working mothers tend to earn less and take …

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288,000 New Jobs Drop Unemployment Rate to 6.3% in April

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The economy added 288,000 jobs in April, a big boost over March’s 192,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% from last month’s 6.7%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the past year, the number of jobless has decreased by 1.9 million and the unemployment rate has fallen …

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Not Your Father’s Pope: Francis Calls for ‘Legitimate Redistribution’ of Wealth

Brooklyn Teachers Strike a Blow Against Excessive Testing with May Day Boycott

$2.13 Often Means Zero-Dollar Paychecks for Tipped Workers

It’ll Be Mother’s Day Every Day in Minnesota!

288,000 New Jobs Drop Unemployment Rate to 6.3% in April

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