Category: Society

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy

The tax cut law that President Trump boasts will make his wealthy friends “a lot richer” is just the latest in a series of betrayals of working people by the administration and Congress since Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2017.

Source: www.epi.org/publication/ten-actions-that-hurt-workers-during-trumps-first-year/

We know where you’ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops

We know where you’ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops

We know where you’ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops

One citizen demands: “Do you know why Oakland is spying on me and my wife?”

Source: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/we-know-where-youve-been-ars-acquires-4-6m-license-plate-scans-from-the-cops/

Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It. — ProPublica

Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It. — ProPublica

Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It. — ProPublica

The makers of TurboTax and other online systems spent millions lobbying last year, much of it directed toward a bill that would permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers prefilled filings.

Source: www.propublica.org/article/filing-taxes-could-be-free-simple-hr-block-intuit-lobbying-against-it

Understanding California’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

Understanding California’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

Understanding California’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

Although my home state of California, like several other states, will not recognize non-compete agreements, I am always surprised at how many companies s…

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/understanding-californias-ban-on-non-compete-agreements_us_58af1626e4b0e5fdf6196f04

Satire Is Dead: Archie Bunker Predicted Trump’s Gun Plan Back In 1972

Satire Is Dead: Archie Bunker Predicted Trump’s Gun Plan Back In 1972

Satire Is Dead: Archie Bunker Predicted Trump’s Gun Plan Back In 1972

“All In The Family” episode is eerily similar to the president’s call to arm teachers.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/archie-bunker-gun-control_us_5a9659f6e4b0e6a523029b72

Firearm Retailers’ Willingness to Participate in an Illegal Gun Purchase

Firearm Retailers’ Willingness to Participate in an Illegal Gun Purchase

Firearm Retailers’ Willingness to Participate in an Illegal Gun Purchase

Firearm-related violence is a significant public health and public safety problem for cities in the USA, and licensed firearm retailers are an important source of the guns used in that violence. Using a scripted telephone interview, we screened a sample …

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2937134/

3. Views of gun safety and the key responsibilities of gun owners

America’s Complex Relationship With Guns

America’s Complex Relationship With Guns

Americans have broad exposure to guns, whether they personally own one or not. About seven-in-ten say they have fired a gun at some point and 42% currently live in a gun-owning household.

Source: www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns/

An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly

An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly

An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly

In deep-red white America, the white Christian God is king.

Source: www.rawstory.com/2018/02/insider-explains-rural-christian-white-america-dark-terrifying-underbelly/

What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer

What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer

What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer

Americans advance a lot of theories for why they have so many more gun deaths than other countries do. The answer is lying in plain sight.

Source: www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html