Opinion
Minimum wage hike still leaves workers short
August 5, 2009ST. PAUL - (Workday Minnesota) On July 24, the federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, an increase of 70 cents or just over 10 percent. For full-time minimum wage workers, the raise...
Read moreHealth insurance companies send me birthday greetings so why I am nervous?
August 5, 2009I'm turning 65 soon and the only people who have sent me birthday greetings so far are private, for-profit health insurance companies. While I have yet to receive a single card from any friend or family...
Read moreThe ongoing danger of nuclear war
August 4, 2009Original source: History News Network This August, when hundreds of Hiroshima Day vigils and related antinuclear activities occur around the United States, many Americans will wonder at their relevance. After all, the nuclear danger that characterized...
Read moreLonesome Hobo Economics Who should pay for universal health care?
August 1, 2009Who should pay for universal health care? We all should, right? Or, shouldn't it be free?
Read moreLetters – August 8, 2009
July 31, 2009A faith inspired vision of health care justice It is not often that we religious leaders speak with one voice across the state, but we are compelled to do it now. How could we not do...
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