Donald Trump cannot take criticism, especially from his own state-run propaganda network, Fox News aka Trump TV. Several times this year he has gone on a Twitter tirade about the reporters in the “news” division of Fox News for reporting the news fairly accurately — respect Shep Smith! — and complaining that they should be more … Read more
Earlier this month I posted that The GOP plot to discredit Robert Mueller hits a snag (via Greg Sargent): President Trump’s allies accessories have invested a great deal in an ongoing examination of the origins of the Russia investigation that is currently being conducted by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz. The idea is that … Read more
Corporate malfeasance, i.e., knowingly putting a deadly product into the stream of commerce and promoting its use for profit knowing that it can kill its intended users is as old as the Republic. It was The Jungle by Upton Sinclair with its graphic descriptions of unsanitary conditions and unscrupulous practices rampant in the meatpacking industry that … Read more
“Cities across the nation are grappling with evictions, homelessness, and eroding communities as housing costs rise and wages stagnate. The same story is playing out in Tucson and Pima County. Wed, July 24, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM MST Dunbar Auditorium 325 W. 2nd Street Tucson, AZ 85705 Join Arizona Public Media and The … Read more
The National Minimum Wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009. Ove the next ten years (2009 to 2019,) 30 of the states in this country have secured higher minimum wages than the national standard. Of those 30 states, 16 have laws that provide for incremental increases in their state minimum wage over … Read more