VIA ATTN by Alex Mierjeski Nearly half of all full-service restaurant workers are enrolled in public support programs out of necessity, and American taxpayers are forced to pick up the slack––an estimated $9.4 billion each year, according to a new report. In their report, The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Full-Service Restaurant Industry, researchers […]
VIA Huff Post by Zach Carter WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is filibustering President Barack Obama’s trade agenda — sort of. Early Wednesday, Sanders forced the Senate Finance Committee to abandon a legislative hearing on a bill that would grant Obama so-called fast-track authority on trade agreements. Sanders invoked an arcane procedural maneuver, objecting to […]
VIA The Mind Unleashed By: Lorraine Chow, Eco Watch Until it’s actually possible to pave our parking lots and roads in solar panels, here’s a promising compromise from South Korea. In between the cities of Daejeon to Sejong, there’s a 20-mile bike lane that’s covered by an impressive solar array. A 20-mile solar bike lane has been built in the […]
VIA The Anti-Media by Jake Anderson (ANTIMEDIA) As most people in the country know by now, California is currently suffering from a severe, record-breaking drought. In fact, it’s the worst drought in 1,200 years. While Governor Jerry Brown recently issued a mandate for people to start conserving water, large corporations use up and waste vastly more […]
VIA Shareably Be honest with yourself: at some point you’ve probably thought about going on a cross-country road trip. Whether it be driving across Canada, United Kingdom, United States, or wherever you’re from, it’s probably crossed your mind at some point. Luckily, for those in the United States, the “perfect road trip” has finally been […]
VIA Represent. Us youtube channel Meet Gil Fulbright, the most honest politician in the running. He’s no better than the rest, but at least he admits it!
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VIA The Guardian Lion body parts used as trophies from hunting will no longer be allowed to be imported or exported, environment minister Greg Hunt says. The Australian government is banning the import and export of hunting ‘trophies’ made from the body parts of lions, in an attempt to help curb the organised hunting of […]
VIA The Mind Unleashed True Activist | The catharsis that comes from awakening to the world’s happenings is often eclipsed by the realization of what we – as humans – have caused destruction-wise upon the Earth. In case you’re not aware, the global temperature has increased 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, the global average sea level has increased 7″ […]
VIA Take Part Man in street in Ferguson, Missouri. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) April 16, 2015 By Rebecca McCray Rebecca McCray is a TakePart staff writer covering criminal justice and legal issues. She is based in New York. full bio follow me Like many Americans, Sam Sinyangwe had a lot of unanswered questions after […]
