(UPDATED) Relatable, Empathetic, Wonky, and Grandfatherly Joe Biden Participates in his First Presidential Town Hall

It was a good night for President Joe Biden and the American People. For the first time in four years, the residents of this nation were treated to a President of the United States who was relatable, empathetic, warm. knowledgable of the facts, and grandfatherly towards a town hall audience in Wisconsin. In his first … Read more

$11.00 an hour or $15.00 an hour; That is the Question

The Federal Minimum Wage needs to be increased. States like Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (surprising,) South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (again surprising,) Wisconsin (ouch, one of the birthplaces of Progressivism,)  and Wyoming all subscribe to the current federal minimum wage which has … Read more

President Biden Opens Up the ACA Marketplaces; Republicans Bellyache and Lie About Earlier Executive Orders

Let us hear Republicans moan and groan about this. President Biden signed two Executive Orders today designed to increase access to health care for the American People. Saying “it is more critical that Americans have critical access to health care,”  President Biden signed two Executive Orders that: Reopened the Obamacare-Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces from … Read more

Rep. Powers Hannley with prison reform advocates

Should Prisoners Be Paid Minimum Wage? (video)

The minimum wage in Arizona is $12 per hour. Arizona prisoners do a variety of jobs from manual labor to answering phones for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), for which they are paid anywhere between 10 cents to $3 per hour. The ADOT Service Arizona call center workers are the highest paid prisoners, but … Read more