Can Courts Strike Down Right-to-Work?
From The American Prospect: Last week, in a move that’s as likely to baffle union activists as it is to encourage them, a West Virginia judge struck down key portions…
Online and Making Thousands, at Age 4: Meet the Kidfluencers of branding
From today’s New York Times: Samia was an influencer before she could talk. Her parents, Adam and LaToya Ali, are influencers themselves and began chronicling Samia’s impending arrival on YouTube…
McConnell maintains that Senate won’t take up election reform bill because GOP doesn’t want Americans to vote
From The Hill Online News: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) maintained Wednesday that the upper chamber wouldn’t take up a House election reform bill. McConnell reiterated his position when…
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Corruption: Cohen’s Testimony Opens New Phase of Turbulence for Trump
From today’s New York Times: A small group of Republican strategists opposed to President Trump, branding themselves Defending Democracy Together, quietly conducted polling and focus groups last fall to gauge…
New election ordered in NC House district due to voter fraud in GOP candidate’s campaign
From today’s NBC News Online: The North Carolina Board of Elections on Thursday ordered a new election in the 9th Congressional District after allegations of illegal activity in the handling…
Instacart and DoorDash’s Tip Policies Deliver Outrage to Workers, Customers
From today’s New York Times: Delivery has always been a rough business. Since time immemorial, couriers have braved the elements, gotten by on meager wages and dealt with annoying customers,…
The fastest-growing job in each state
From today’s Yahoo Finance News: The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0% in January 2019, while the labor force participation rate hit its highest mark since 2013. Overall, the report…
Texas is the Voter Suppression State
From today’s New York Times: For those of you keeping track of the “As Texas goes, so goes the nation” notion, I have either very good or very bad news.…
CBO estimates shutdown cost $11 billion, $3 billion won’t be recovered
From today’s ABC News Online: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the longest-running government shutdown in U.S. history came at a price. It cost the economy $11 billion, with…
Why does Congress allow contractors to exploit immigrants in detention?
From today’s New York Times: There are more than 48,000 people being held in immigrant detentionin more than 200 facilities in the United States. More than two-thirds of them, according…