Child Labor: Republicans’ Wet Dream
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has become a star in the new Republican crusade to bring back child labor. I have to concede one point: Today’s far-right Republican party does … Read more
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How to Be Homeless
Anybody can be homeless. You don’t need a driver’s license, social security number, legal address or even a legal name. By Larry Hankin aka Barnum Justice It’s getting … Read more
Quiet Quitting: Confused?
“Quiet quitting” is defined as workers who don’t leave their jobs, but only do what they were hired to do. Imagine that! For more than a year, America’s … Read more
Child Care: We Should Look Back for Our Future
We must make a significant public investment to sustain an egalitarian system of quality child care. “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance,” the old bumper sticker … Read more
What’s the “Quits Rate?” And Why Is It Skyrocketing?
Most of the “quits rate” is tied to very real abuses that have become ingrained in our workplaces. As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining … Read more
Premature Evacuation: Exit Seat Employment
Sitting at the Exit Seat should be a paid position. I’m not talkin’ a fly by night deal – I mean a real job with Layovers in Barstow, … Read more
Why Build a National Monument to a Union-Busting Robber Baron?
Union-busting to enrich greedy owners should not be celebrated. Occasionally, I see something that is so bizarre, so out of place, so wrong that I have to assume … Read more
Lost Journal: On Paper, My Job is Reproduction
Journal entry: February 20, 1996 (age 26) – Reproduction At the age of 26, I have achieved the title of Reprographic Engineer. I make copies for a living. … Read more
What Job Creation Numbers Don’t Tell Us
“Job creation” is happening, sure, but what kind of jobs? Have you noticed “the powers that be” employ an entirely different standard for measuring the health of America’s … Read more
Résumé of a Recent College Grad
Or, Why Didn’t I Listen to my Parents and NOT Major in Liberal Arts? Résumé Highlights of Qualifications: · A liberal arts degree from a private elite college, … Read more
