by Tom Conway | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured, Inequality, Protest
Photo credit: Rosa Pineda / Wikimedia Commons / cc When demonstrations erupted across the country after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers, Donald Trump portrayed the protesters as America’s enemies. Trump called them “thugs,” “lowlifes” and...
by Tom Conway | May 31, 2020 | Blog, Featured
Rich Carmona spent decades upgrading his 1970s ranch home in Midland, Mich. He lovingly installed new flooring and doors and remodeled the bathrooms. After finishing the kitchen 18 months ago, he finally had the house the way he liked it. Then the 96-year-old...
by Tom Conway | Apr 30, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Inequality
States that spent millions of dollars fighting the coronavirus asked the federal government for help plugging huge holes in their budgets. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave them the finger instead. The Kentucky Republican said he’d rather let states go...
by Tom Conway | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Future of Work, Health
Thousands of workers across America begged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to investigate when their employers failed to take steps to protect them from COVID-19. They reported a lack of face masks, gloves, soap and hand sanitizer. They warned...
by Tom Conway | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Future of Work
At the start of each shift, Eric Jarvis takes a handful of anti-bacterial wipes and sanitizes the equipment he uses at the Packaging Corp. of America mill in Valdosta, Ga. He worries about getting the coronavirus every time he leaves for work, but knows the nation...