Paid Time Off in the US
CNBC
This chart shows how far behind America is in paid time off compared to the rest of the world
The Rise of the Zombie Small Businesses
The Atlantic
What your chicken dinner says about wage stagnation, income inequality, and economic sclerosis in the United States
Unions Are Critical in Wealth Creation for People of Color, Research Says
Bloomberg
Non-white workers build more wealth as union members
Job tenure, benefits create access to saving and investment
Why Do We Pledge Allegiance?
Boston Review
This was the first incarnation of the Pledge of Allegiance, composed by Bellamy, though conspicuously missing two prominent elements, namely, any mention of the United States or of God.
Guerrilla Grafting: Public Trees Spliced to Bear Edible Fruit
Web Urbanist
The Guerrilla Grafters graft fruit bearing branches onto non-fruit bearing, ornamental fruit trees. We aim to turn city streets into food forests, and unravel capitalist civilization one branch at a time.
Holding a Place for Humankindness to Go
Portside.org
The subject of Phyllis Klein’s poem is homelessness and a simple, albeit personal solution.
Inside the Trauma of Family Separation
An unflinching look at one family's chaotic experience being forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Obama Rebukes Trump Ahead of Midterm Elections
Barack Obama says Donald Trump is a "symptom, not the cause" of division and polarization in the U.S.
Rudy Giuliani Defends Trump | Our Cartoon President
President's attorney Rudy Giuliani appears on Anderson Cooper to defend President Trump
Skin Deep | Buddy Guy
Playing For Change and Buddy Guy unite to record and film his anthem, “Skin Deep.” The song includes over 50 musicians from coast to coast.
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