By Connor D. Wolf Raising the minimum wage actually does little to address poverty since most poor people are unemployed, a report published Thursday concluded. Democrats have push for laws to increase the minimum wage as a way to help people rise above the poverty line, while opposition warns such increases come with unintended economic…
By Geoffrey Ingersoll Hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients are expected to lose their benefits in April as work requirements steadily go back into effect in 22 states. The food stamp program has included work requirements since 1996, but many of these were waived in response to the great recession. Able-bodied adults without children are…
Connor D. Wolf Hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients are expected to lose their benefits in April with work requirements going back into effect in 22 states. The food stamp program has included work requirements since 1996, but were waived for many in response to the great recession. Able-bodied adults without children are…
Blake Neff Wisconsin’s new right-to-work law, one of the signature achievements of Gov. Scott Walker, has been thrown out by a state judge who says the law violates the state constitution. Judge William Foust said in his ruling the right-to-work law, which prohibits unions from collecting dues from non-members, is an illegal “taking” of…
Martin O’Malley is taking the Bernie Sanders approach to getting headlines: say ridiculously stupid things. O’Malley astutely observed that animals don’t have employment problems. Of course, they also don’t have any system of trade, commerce, or an organized society– but whatever. This is the Democratic debate; it’s a contest to see who can say the…
Connor D. Wolf Six minimum wage advocates were arrested Monday during a rally at Logan International Airport in Boston for refusing to comply with state police. The protest was part of a national movement aimed at bringing attention to low-wage airport workers and a $15 minimum wage. State police were forced to take action after…
When Middle Georgia State University told Tommitrise Collins she had one day only to take her exam, the woman didn’t let anything get in her way. Not even labor! A picture posted to Facebook is gaining popularity online. It shows Collins taking her exam on a laptop from her hospital bed while in labor. The picture…
WICHITA COUNTY, TX– Another casualty in the senseless drug war has been reported in Texas. Nicole Guerrero was arrested on a drug possession charge back in 2012, and alleges in a federal lawsuit that she was forced to give birth in solitary confinement while her cries for help were repeatedly ignored. Guerrero was about 8½…