Tag: Social Benefits
A Father’s Day guide to paid family leave
A national paid family leave plan promotes equitable participation in paid family leave and would mitigate the disparities and barriers that discourage fathers from taking paternity leave.
How upskilling America will rebuild the middle class
Providing workers with a pathway for that upskilling will be essential to meeting the nation’s infrastructure needs.
How America can curb the epidemic of violence against health care...
Health care professionals are five times more likely to encounter violence on the job than other Americans.
The American Rescue Plan is for real
“People are hurting enough already. They don’t need more worries about the future.”
Why America needs new infrastructure to survive
Without a bold rebuilding campaign, Americans will continue to risk their well-being and livelihoods as the nation collapses around them.
How corporations try to divide and exploit America’s workers
“These companies are not going to give you everything out of the goodness of their hearts. They start sweating when they see you standing together.”
Tyson exploits consumers just like its animals and the workers who...
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
How Americans can help the frontline workers battling Covid-19
The pandemic highlighted the essential work that nursing home staff members perform—and the necessity of treating them as essential workers from now on.
How Mitch McConnell flouts the will of the American people
Right now, one person—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—stands in the way of America’s fight against COVID-19.
On Medicare and Medicaid’s 55th birthday, let’s expand benefits—not cut them
That includes improving Medicare and Medicaid, and expanding them to cover everyone in America.
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New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS
Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.
Israelis invade Syria: Who will stop Israel?
Israel's latest land-grab in Syria, and the UN and the rest of the world's inability to stop Israel from ignoring and violating the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Genocide Convention.
Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny display the scale of acceptance for vigilante violence
The contrast in how Penny and Mangione have been covered in the media and treated by the elite show that vigilante violence actually is acceptable in America when carried out against those with little to no agency.
The world’s four legacy empires going down
In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.
Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor
Such views would seemingly place Turner at odds with the core work of HUD, a sprawling federal agency that serves as a backstop against homelessness for millions of the nation’s poor, elderly and disabled.