March 2021 – mindchangingUSA

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California pays homage today to another American hero with a complex legacy

March 31, 2021 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: Let me tell you about an American hero whom the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education might find, um, troublesome. He opposed undocumented…

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Georgia’s shameful new voting laws are a product of GOP desperation

March 29, 2021 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: The tableau of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a new elections law said it all: six White legislators flanking the Republican governor, his pen poised above…

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Equal Pay Day Spurs Debate Over Wage Gap Between Men and Women

March 25, 2021 Editor

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The Republican Party’s Irrational War on the Voting Rights of Americans

March 23, 2021 Editor

From today’s The Atlantic: In February, Arizona state senators tried to have the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors thrown in jail. The legislators had demanded that the county officials hand…

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The Unionization Vote at Amazon

March 17, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The most closely watched union election in recent history is underway in Alabama, where almost 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham are voting…

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam restores voting rights for ex-felons

March 16, 2021 Editor

From today’s Axios Online: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) restored the voting rights of 69,000 former felons on Tuesday through executive action, the governor’s office announced in a statement. Why…

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Progressive groups launch $30 million effort to push voting rights legislation

March 15, 2021 Editor

From CNN Online: Two left-leaning groups are teaming up to pour $30 million into an effort to persuade US senators to pass a sweeping voting rights bill that would counter…

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Senators who voted against $15 minimum wage represent three-quarters of workers who would benefit

March 11, 2021 Editor

From today’s Business Insider: Of the 32 million workers who would receive a raise under a $15 minimum wage, 24 million are in states where senators voted against it, according…

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In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’ Games

March 8, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: As Richard Trumka stepped out of the Oval Office last month after meeting with President Biden and a group of his fellow labor leaders, he…

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SCOTUS questions need for restrictive voting laws in Voting Rights Act case

March 2, 2021 Editor

From NBC News Online: Supreme Court justices asked skeptical questions Tuesday about Arizona election laws in a case that has emerged as an important test of the Voting Rights Act.…

California pays homage today to another American hero with a complex legacy

Georgia’s shameful new voting laws are a product of GOP desperation

Equal Pay Day Spurs Debate Over Wage Gap Between Men and Women

The Republican Party’s Irrational War on the Voting Rights of Americans

The Unionization Vote at Amazon

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam restores voting rights for ex-felons

Progressive groups launch $30 million effort to push voting rights legislation

Senators who voted against $15 minimum wage represent three-quarters of workers who would benefit

In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’ Games

SCOTUS questions need for restrictive voting laws in Voting Rights Act case

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