The U.S. crisis regarding student loan debt and rising higher education costs is unprecedented. The cost of doing nothing is damaging our economy and workforce, so what are our options?
Due to systemic racism, classism, and sexism, disadvantaged communities in the United States face the effects of a destabilized climate first and worst.
While some stories show the best of us, they also expose the harsh political realities we live in. But is there hope?
Some of the most vocal corporate advocates for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) were Apple, FedEx, UPS, Lockheed Martin, Eli Lilly, and Stryker. They claimed that they would use their tax cuts to create jobs. However, before the passage of the TCJA, a TYT investigation uncovered a more self-serving agenda.
The science is clear: We have just one decade to radically shift our global economy and energy production or we will experience a catastrophic amount of global warming. So what are our options?
Is the “Fight for 15” enough? Understanding the purpose and history of the minimum wage helps us to understand the presidential candidates’ stances, as well as our own.
There is a lot of debate about healthcare and, with it, a lot of misinformation about the quality and cost of our current system versus a Medicare-for-All system. The bottom line is that people want quality medical care, options, and for their healthcare to be affordable and not drive them into debt.
Rachel Cohen, Contributing Writer of The Intercept, reports that the Green New Deal is being met with resistance from 7 labor unions. Of note is that the vast majority of unions are not opposed and 32BJ Service Employees International Union has strongly stated its support.
The Green New Deal (GND) and the OFF Act (OFF) are similar, complementary pieces of legislation that are attempting to address the issue of climate change. GND is a resolution…
