Starbucks has announced that they are suspending all business in and product shipments to Russia due to Putin's Ukraine invasion.
Starbucks And McDonald’s Self-Sanction Putin By Suspending Russian Operations
Opinion: By Opposing Minimum Wage Increase, Republicans Scam Taxpayers and Endorse Poverty
While Republicans love to falsely claim that tax cuts for the wealthy pay for themselves through increased economic activity, in the case of increasing the minimum wage, it’s actually true.
McDonald’s CEO Admits Obama’s Economy and Higher Wages Is A Rousing Success
The CEO of McDonald’s fast food chain, Steve Easterbrook, was pleased to announce that driven by the President’s push for higher wages and a growing economy, McDonald’s profits are up, employee turnover is lower, and customer satisfaction scores are higher. So much for the GOP’s lies that higher wages and employee benefits are business killers.
New Report: Taxpayers Subsidize $153.8 Billion In Corporate Profits Due To Low Wages
If American taxpayers realized their largesse was going to those who need it least, highly-profitable corporations, they would likely put an end to their generous ways in a heartbeat.
Friday Fox Follies – ‘Merkin Sniper Edition
For the umpteenth year in a row, Fox News more wrong than ever: New Politifact review finds pundits spewing mostly lies.
Judge Rules America’s Fastest Growing Industry Is Exempt From Minimum Wage Law
While the Labor Department's rule change was meant to protect worker's rights, the Judge protected Home Care Associates, the International Franchise Association, and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice rights to make bigger profits. The rapidly-growing industry's leaders convinced the judge that paying the minimum wage, and the outrageous idea of overtime pay, was an abomination and would have a "destabilizing impact" on the nation's fastest-growing industry.
Republicans Are The Ultimate Takers Who Only Want To Give To The Wealthy That They Serve
Even if some Americans do grasp the concept of Republicans as the ultimate takers, they likely fail to comprehend that the GOP are ultimately monumental givers; it is that spirit of generosity that drives their habit of robbing the people.
GOP Privatization Would Substitute an Un-Electable Board of Directors for Democracy
Privatization is stripping powers from electable government, and handing it to the unelectable public - in other words, for profit - sector
Republicans Mocked Labor Day With War on Workers
Republicans, the Chamber of Commerce, and large corporations have made a mockery of the idea and purpose Labor Day was once celebrated regardless it is American workers that made America, and business, prosperous and successful.
Progressive House Members Stand In Solidarity With Striking Fast Food Workers
On Thursday, thousands of fast food workers across the nation walked out on their shifts to protest the low wages and lack of union representation in their industry.
Economists Agree With Democrats: GOP Hurting the Economy by Promoting Income Inequality
A panel of economists has joined President Obama, and struggling Americans to assert categorically that income inequality is crushing the life out of the population, and holding back the economy.
Stop Complaining Republicans, the Minimum Wage Should be $22.62 an Hour
Republicans who are wont to claim they speak for all Americans say the people oppose higher wages, but if the minimum wage kept pace with the top 1%, it would be $22.62 an hour.
Low Wage Work Rebellion May Finally Bring Down Our Poverty Rate
People should not work full-time for wages that put them below the poverty line, but it is all too common. Now, they're taking a stand.
McDonalds Tells Underpaid Starving Employees To Break Their Food Into Pieces
Because McDonalds' "sample budget" only left $27 a month for food, the company advised hungry employees to "break food into pieces" to feel full, and better fill the void in their empty stomachs.
McDonalds And Visa Give Republicans a Justification For Creating a Peasant Class
Fast food giant McDonalds teamed with Visa to provide them with a budget plan Republicans celebrated as justification for their drive to create a nation of peasants
Greed Kills: Why McDonalds and Wal-Mart Don’t Deserve Your Business
McDonalds and Wal-Mart are desperate for recession stretched dollars, but overpaid CEOs and underpaid workers are a good reason to take your business elsewhere.
Why Progressives Can Make My Head Explode
Progressivism, like conservatism, is about regulating our lives. But I'm a liberal; I'm all about liberty, so leave my choices alone