by Dave Johnson | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog
When do we want a $15 minimum wage? We want it now. 43% of the workforce -- 60 million workers -- are paid less than $15/hour. People will continue to fight for decent wages, the election of Donald "Wages Are Too High" Trump notwithstanding. "83-year old McDoanld's...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump released a video announcing his agenda for his "first day in office." One of the things he said is, "I will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated." Can we count the number of ways this is...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog
In the news: Experts Urge Clinton Campaign to Challenge Election Results in 3 Swing States. Here's what's going on. Before the election there were fears that election results might be hacked. Now, after the election computer scientists are looking at election results...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
In a democracy We the People pitch in and build public infrastructure that We the People all get to use equally. So when people talk about our country's infrastructure, they usually mean our public roads, bridges, mass transit, water and sewer systems. All of these...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog
President-elect Donald Trump made a number of promises to his voters. Here is today’s post about a promise that he has already broken. This is already becoming a regular series. Pre-Election Trump: "We Can't Do That" Donald Trump campaigned on a promise not to cut...