Apparently, small ball is just as prevalent in Washington D.C. as it is in baseball. While the big headline bills of Build Back Better, increased voting rights, immigration reform, and justice reform languish (for now,) other less “controversial” (to Republicans) and vitally important bills are garnering widespread support. According to reporting by NBC News, Congress … Read more
Above: Teddy Roosevelt, Trust Buster, during the last corporate Gilded Age. Time to break the monopoly power of corporations again in this new corporate Gilded Age. Even as the omicron variant spread rapidly earlier this winter, employers have been eager to hire, a sign of a resilient economy. The winter spike in infections briefly tripped … Read more
The United States has an abundance of Covid-19 vaccines, they are widely available through your local pharmacy, and they are free of charge. Hundreds of millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given worldwide, with only a tiny fraction of people worldwide having experienced any adverse reaction. The vaccines are safe and effective, and … Read more
As I have said before, the Coronavirus pandemic has made job forecasts difficult, and unreliable. Yet the corporate media continues to report these forecasts as if they are credible and reliable. For example: CNBC: January jobs report could show omicron caused first steep decline in payrolls in more than a year. NY Times: January Jobs … Read more
Consuelo Hernandez is the Governing Board President of the Sunnyside School District. As a school board member, I have seen the effects of broadband over the last almost two years, the pandemic has highlighted a range of challenges that need to be addressed. Many problems still need to be fixed, but when it comes to … Read more