2016 State of American Wages In a new report, Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) Elise Gould finds that an improving economy in 2016 brought broad-based wage growth for most workers. Notably, wages at the bottom rose more in states that raised their minimum wages. Despite
Warren, Carper and Cummings Question White House Counsel About Jared Kushner’s Compliance with Conflict-of-Interest Laws — Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today
Wow, that didn’t take long! Stomping the crap out of States’ Rights on education, Rep. Steve King [R-IA4] introduced HR 610 on 1/23/2017 to begin the voucherization of our tax dollars assessed for public K-12 education as private profit: Betsy DeVos, who up until the
Rep. Cheri Bustos delivering the message from House Democrats regarding the GOP’s American Health Care Act, the AHCA, which should more aptly be titled the “BBBA,” the Big Breaks for Billionaires Act. They hear us and they’re ready to stand up for
Andrew W. Gurman, MD President American Medical Association @AndyGurmanMD The American Health Care Act (AHCA), released by Congress this week, is intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But as introduced, it does not align with the health reform
What is The Affordable Care Act? — The Affordable Care Act (ACA), officially titled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and sometimes called ObamaCare (a nickname popularized by the GOP), is a US law that reformed both the healthcare and health insurance industries throughout America.
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Office of Government Ethics [@OfficeGovEthics] informed the White House that it’s not happy that the President has taken no action to discipline Kellyanne Conway [@KellyannePolls] regarding her televised action promoting Ivanka Trump’s business activities from the podium
Meanwhile … in Trump’s ‘Murikkka … Education Secretary is working to deny access to those with Special Needs so she can personally profit off those who need no such accommodations. Here’s a copy of the post from “China Daily.” Adviser says all
A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information. Giving employers such power is now
I find it depressing that Speaker Ryan actually said: “The whole idea of Obamacare is … the people who are healthy pay for the … sick. It’s not working, and that’s why it’s in a death spiral.” Ummm … that’s the way Insurance
