Brief #82—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
Fair wages, universal healthcare, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, paid annual leave. These should be the minimal components of employment. It is not rocket science. These things are attainable and would help both the employer and the employee.
Brief #82—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
Fair wages, universal healthcare, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, paid annual leave. These should be the minimal components of employment. It is not rocket science. These things are attainable and would help both the employer and the employee.
Brief #98—Immigration
By Kathryn Baron
The Trump Administration and ICE have announced the State Department will not issue visas to international students who are enrolled in colleges/universities that switch to online learning come fall semester.
Brief #16—Corruption Blog Post
By Sean Gray
Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen introduced a resolution on the House floor this week, calling for the impeachment of Attorney General William Barr.
Brief #15—Technology
ByAmy Swain
A sponsored ad for Trump’s re-election campaign was removed from Facebook June 18 due to its violation of the social media company’s policies against organized hate.
Brief #4—Criminal Justice
By Marcie Jaffee
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected arguments against using a single drug to perform legal executions, which cleared the path for federal executions to resume after a 17-year hiatus.
Brief #81—Economics
By Rosalind Gottfried
The LatinX population will comprise the largest group of nonwhite, non Hispanic voters in the 2020 election at 13% of eligible voters, up from 9% in 2008. Thirty two million LatinX voted in the 2018 election.
Brief #80—Economics
ByRosalind Gottfried
The idea of a minimum guaranteed income (MGI) dates back to Thomas Paine and the 18th century and has been promoted by such diverse people as Martin Luther King, Jr, President Nixon, economist Milton Friedman, and recent presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Nancy Pelosi has suggested that such a program should exist, at least till the end of the current pandemic, and two thirds of the House Democratic Caucus agrees.
Brief #5—Congressional Campaign Update
By William Bourque
In American elections, the swing state reigns supreme. Now, more than ever, voters in swing states decide the course of American democracy more than any other. Here at U.S. Resist News, we have been looking at some of the closest house races across the nation.
Brief #3—Criminal Justice
By Marcie Jaffee
Despite broad swaths of Americans protesting in the streets, attempts to pass a police overhaul bill stalled in Congress last week. Both the GOP and Democrats introduced police reform bills, but neither survived the partisan divide, making it unlikely that Congress will take any action toward police reform before the November elections.