11 May 2012
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Teenage Mitt Romney bullied student believed to be gay, schoolmates allege
From The Boston Globe
A day after President Obama became the first holder of the Oval Office to endorse same-sex marriage, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney is being accused of bullying a student believed to be gay as a teenager in the 1960s. The Washington Post -- citing five of...
I come from a large extended family that steps up when one of us needs help. When my grandmother had a stroke and my great aunt began losing her sight, my relatives and I pitched in, taking care of our loved ones at home. My family has made many sacrifices to see that each of our loved ones have the quality of care they deserve and we are fortunate to have that ability, because not many...
Keeping a Promise to Home Care Aides
From the New York Times
Evelyn Coke, who died in 2009 at age 74, was a home care aide whose case for fair pay went to the Supreme Court in 2007, where she lost 9 to 0. At issue were federal rules that define home care aides as “companions,” a label that exempts employers from having to pay minimum wage and time-and-a-half for overtime. The...
April 17th is just around the corner, and I must confess that I haven’t done my taxes yet. Normally, I file my tax return as soon as I get my W-2 form, just in case I’ll get a tax refund that can help me pay down my credit cards. But I’ve put it off this year and I’m sure that there are a lot of folks who will be scrambling this week too.
But you know who is sitting...
An economic recovery that leaves workers further behind
From Harold Meyerson for the Washington Post
Why is this recovery different from all other recoveries? Many of the reasons are widely known: Rebounding from a financial crisis takes an excruciatingly long time; the huge decline in housing values has reduced Americans’ purchasing power; large corporations are making do with fewer...
