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Labor secretary: Why can't McDonald's pay what In-N-Out does?
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez Labor Secretary Thomas Perez makes a basic, but still important, point about all the whining from low-wage employers:"I find it a remarkable notion that McDonald's can't...
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In San Jose, a minimum wage increase and falling unemployment
Here's another example to point to when opponents of a higher minimum wage claim that it would cost jobs. The minimum in San Jose, California, has gone from $8.00 an hour to $10.00 and then $10.15,...
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Never forget the power of the strike
Leighton Woodhouse, who works for the National Union of Healthcare Workers, recently wrote a piece forThe Huffington Post in which he noted:Striking has gone out of style. According to the Bureau of...
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America's Most Convenient Bank® refuses to serve Christians
Representatives of a well known faith-based charitable organization were refused a New Jersey bank’s notarization service by an atheist employee. After inquiring about the nature of the non-profit...
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PRICELESS: Colbert Rips David Koch to His Face at TIME Magazine Gala
TIME recently held its gala celebrating the magazine's self-proclaimed 100 most influential people. Among those chosen were David Koch and Stephen Colbert, who spoke before the gathered masses.Colbert...
View Article13-year-old self-aborts using pencil
If it were up to Republicans and their anti-choice agenda horrific stories like this would become commonplace:A 30-year-old Polk Township man has been arrested for his role after a 13-year-old girl...
View ArticleAnti-gay "pastor" charged with stealing $150K...blames gays. No, really.
This would make a good headline for The Onion. Sadly, it's not satire at all.Harris Himes, who calls himself "pastor" of the Big Sky Christian Center in Montana (the address of which is Himes's post...
View ArticleA beautiful, classy, succinct and totally brutal takedown.
This gets my vote for best new thing in the world:. BRENDA WOOD: But the fact that people are outraged over this ad is outrageous itself. People indignant that others would have the audacity to sing...
View ArticleCanada's Defense Minister Had Words for Scott Walker's Wall Plan.
So, we've all heard, by now, Scott Walker (R-Fantasyland) thinks that a wall along the Canadian border is "a legitimate concern". Canada's Defense Minister had words about that.I would remind that...
View ArticleOn Rightwing Christians: Have you noticed something odd about this Ashley...
Since the Ashley Madison scandal broke, I have noticed a distinct lack of condemnation from you rightwing christians.Where are all the youtube hate videos against the subscribers practicing...
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Police in San Antonio fatally shot man with hands up, unaware they were being...
This is the exact second before the man pictured is shot.This past Friday, after a domestic dispute, police were called to a San Antonio home. When they arrived there, the police claim they confronted...
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Remember when Trump's wife did that Vanity Fair interview—talked about Hitler...
I don't care if you're white, light white, pink white, eggshell—you're all the same to the Donald. The original former Mrs. Trump, Ivana, did a Vanity Fair interview back in 1990. Like most Vanity Fair...
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Alabama men show up to youth practice in racist shirts, woman who complained...
Who thinks this is funny to wear? No idea why anyone would think this was funny, but two Alabama men swear it was just a joke!It was a normal day at practice for the Boaz youth cheerleaders until the...
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What if Walmart paid its workers a living wage?
Yet another calculation finds that Walmart could pay its workers a living wage without having to raise prices significantly. Last fall, the progressive think tank Demos concluded that Walmart could...
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This One Picture Will REALLY Piss Off Florida Winguts
First gay couple in Florida to legally wed. A Sheriff's deputy (in uniform) to a former Marine.On this blessed day, allow me to be the first to say: In your fat FACE Pam Bondi! Congratulations are...
View ArticleWatch Mary Poppins call it quits
This is practically perfect in every way.Watch Mary Poppins quit her low-paying gig and school the kids on the importance of the minimum wage:H/TFunny or Die.
View ArticleThank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life
This is repost of a blog I wrote in winter of last year when the protests against Governor Walker and union busting were gearing up.Way beyond my wildest expectations, this post actually went...
View ArticleWhat if a Muslim Company Used the 'Hobby Lobby' Decision to Impose Its Values...
The slide towards American theocracy was nudged one more step forward by today's Supreme Court decision in support of the "freedom" of corporations with "religious" beliefs to restrict the rights of...
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The demographic underpinnings behind America's blue shift, illustrated with...
Net racial change since 1990If you've been around for a few decades' worth of presidential elections, you probably have a strong sense of which parts of the country are trending toward or away from the...
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