Monthly Archive: March 2019
The Impact Of A Higher Minimum Wage
For all of my 60-plus years on this planet, there have been two relatively constant economic mantras that were, until recently,...
Two Simple Questions For Mitch McConnell
One of the main features of Trump, his associates, and his administration is the propensity to lie, almost all the time...
Trump Admin’s New Overtime Rules
Back in May, 2016, the Obama administration’s Labor Department issued new rules concerning overtime pay for millions of workers. There are...
The Census Citizenship Question Is Part Of Broader GOP Effort
For the second time, a federal judge has ruled against the Commerce Department’s decision to add a question about citizenship to...
Institutions Will Not Save Us
In the wake of Trump’s election in 2016, Masha Gessen wrote a prescient and widely read piece outlining the six rules...
Trump Is Using DHS To Attack A Free Press
Donald Trump has, shall we say, a unique relationship with the media. His narcissistic, oversized ego demands their full and constant...
Semantics Over Substance
One of the great traps that Democrats keep getting caught in is parsing and arguing over the meaning of specific words...