New York City fast food workers held mass demonstrations Thursday outside dozens of restaurants on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. The action was both a salute to the slain civil rights leader and a protest to promote workers’ rights to a living wage and union representation. Many fast food workers make […]
New York City fast food workers held mass demonstrations Thursday outside dozens of restaurants on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. The action was both a salute to the slain civil rights leader and a protest to promote workers’ rights to a living wage and union representation. Many fast food workers make […]
One in six Americans, roughly 50 million citizens are living in poverty according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Instead of extending a helping hand to the most vulnerable populations, recent bipartisan cuts of $85 billion are expected hit those in poverty the hardest. These reductions that went into effect in February, come as part of the broader sequestration […]
One in six Americans, roughly 50 million citizens are living in poverty according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Instead of extending a helping hand to the most vulnerable populations, recent bipartisan cuts of $85 billion are expected hit those in poverty the hardest. These reductions that went into effect in February, come as part of the broader sequestration […]
“I think the establishment of a religion is deadly. Faith is only really vital and relevant when it is able to stand on its own. It becomes small and trivial when it becomes an arm of the government,” said Tom Currie, dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary – Charlotte campus in a recent statement to The […]
“I think the establishment of a religion is deadly. Faith is only really vital and relevant when it is able to stand on its own. It becomes small and trivial when it becomes an arm of the government,” said Tom Currie, dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary – Charlotte campus in a recent statement to The […]
In response to a draft of the House Judicial Committee’s bill on cybersecurity, which would expand the Computer Fraud and Abuses Act (CFAA), the online hacktivist group Anonymous encouraged the public to rally against the legislation on social media sites on Wednesday evening. Referred to as a “Twitter storm,” Anonymous scheduled the online protest for 5 […]
In response to a draft of the House Judicial Committee’s bill on cybersecurity, which would expand the Computer Fraud and Abuses Act (CFAA), the online hacktivist group Anonymous encouraged the public to rally against the legislation on social media sites on Wednesday evening. Referred to as a “Twitter storm,” Anonymous scheduled the online protest for 5 […]
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs by including a proposal to lower cost-of-living adjustments to government social safety net spending, a senior administration official says. The proposal attempts to strike a compromise with congressional Republicans on the Fiscal 2014 budget by combining […]
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs by including a proposal to lower cost-of-living adjustments to government social safety net spending, a senior administration official says. The proposal attempts to strike a compromise with congressional Republicans on the Fiscal 2014 budget by combining […]
For the second time in a week, a New York state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state “is indeed rampant” and people should be angry about it. Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, a Democrat, was arrested in a bribery investigation in which another state assemblyman, Nelson Castro, […]
For the second time in a week, a New York state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state “is indeed rampant” and people should be angry about it. Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, a Democrat, was arrested in a bribery investigation in which another state assemblyman, Nelson Castro, […]
As North Korea’s saber-rattling reached a fever pitch on Thursday, several countries, including the North’s ally, China, expressed concern about the hermit kingdom’s increasingly heated rhetoric. A Chinese diplomat reportedly met with ambassadors from the United States, and North and South Korea to express “serious concern” over the situation in the Korean Peninsula. “In the […]
As North Korea’s saber-rattling reached a fever pitch on Thursday, several countries, including the North’s ally, China, expressed concern about the hermit kingdom’s increasingly heated rhetoric. A Chinese diplomat reportedly met with ambassadors from the United States, and North and South Korea to express “serious concern” over the situation in the Korean Peninsula. “In the […]
