Poverty
Death of an adjunct
September 24, 2013Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct professor of French for 25 years, died underpaid and underappreciated at age 83.
Read moreWhere is justice in cutting food stamps?
September 19, 2013Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
Read moreA rising tide lifts only yachts?
September 19, 2013Letting wealth concentrate "at the very top," President Obama said, has been both "morally wrong" and "bad economics."
Read moreOrlando unionists organize for more worker power
September 9, 2013ORLANDO, Fla. - Even in a state with a "right-to-work" law like Florida, workers still need to join unions and leverage their power by collectively bargaining with employers.
Read moreToday in labor history: Social reformer Jane Addams is born
September 6, 2013Addams was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, a social Christian, and a leader in the women's suffrage and peace movements. She was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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