By Susan Berfield Article Reprint Talking about salaries, that fundamental measure of what someone’s labor is worth by someone else’s calculation, is usually fraught. Talking about the minimum wage is often harder, especially because low-paying
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Antonin Scalia: 14th Amendment Protects Everyone, Not ‘Only The Blacks’
By Paige Lavender Article Reprint During oral arguments on an affirmative action case on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said the 14th Amendment protects everyone, not “only the blacks.”
Read moreI, Rielle Hunter, Apologize
By: Rielle Hunter Article Reprint I behaved badly. That may seem obvious to you but it’s taken me a long time to admit that, even to myself. For years I was so viciously attacked by
Read moreWe Must Open Our Eyes to America’s Political Prisoners
The United States, with by far the largest prison population in the world, denies that it holds even one person for political reasons. In reality, the very size and ferocity of the American Gulag sends
Read moreIllinois Residents Able to Access SNAP Benefits After Tech Glitch Fixed
By Alex Parker Article Reprint CHICAGO — Illinois residents hoping to use their food stamp benefits were stymied much of Saturday after a power outage temporarily knocked the system down. The problem was resolved Saturday
Read moreAll-time polling lows for both political parties – third party whispered in 2016
By: Dwight L. Schwab Jr Article Reprint The public’s outrage with Washington, the president and Congress has hit an all-time low among Americans. Could it signal the emergence of a credible third party in the
Read moreStarbucks asks customers to sign petition to end shutdown
The petition will be available at all Starbucks’ 11,000 U.S. locations to sign beginning Friday. By MAE ANDERSON Article Reprint NEW YORK — Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said Thursday that it will ask
Read moreIn Crackdown Response, U.S. Temporarily Freezes Some Military Aid to Egypt
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MARK LANDLER Article Reprint WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a modest and temporary freeze on military assistance to Egypt, even as American officials emphasized their desire to
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