outosego‘I Was Just Thinking About My Son.’ Shot In His Own Home, a Gun Violence Victim Shares His StoryTIME - By Josiah BatesAcross the U.S. in 2021, tens of thousands of people were shot. They were shot in schools and supermarkets, in churches and offices, in the streets and in their homes. Many were killed, many more were injured; the vast majority of victims were within inner-city communities. And as staggering as the …
outosegoStarbucks Staff Can Vote to Unionize at Three More New York Stores, U.S. Labor Official RulesTIME - By Josh Eidelson and Leslie Patton / BloombergStarbucks Corp. employees at three more restaurants in New York state will vote on unionization, a U.S. labor official ruled Friday, offering organizers a chance to expand a new labor foothold that’s already inspiring copycat efforts around the country. In her ruling, Nancy Wilson, an acting …
outosegoVoting Rights Isn’t Just a Black IssueTIME - By William J. Barber IIAhead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, President Biden visited the grave of Dr. King in Atlanta and gave the angriest speech of his presidency, insisting that the Senate has a moral obligation to protect voting rights. After months of delay, Senate Leader Chuck Schumer finally moved to at …
outosegoColombia Presidential Favorite Gustavo Petro Wants to Form a Global Anti-Oil BlocTIME - By Andrea Jaramillo and Oscar Medina / BloombergColombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the economy away from fossil fuels. Oil and coal currently account for nearly half of Colombia’s exports, but Petro says if he becomes …
outosegoWashington's Proposed Rules to Protect Investors Could Widen the Wealth GapTIME - By Simon ConstableThe Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing for significant changes in how private funded companies operate and who can invest in them, the agency said this week. The proposed changes probably won’t benefit rank and file American investors but will likely help people who are already rich get …
outosegoEchoing Trump, GOP Threatens to Pull Out of Presidential DebatesTIME - By Philip ElliottRepublicans are about to implement a Donald Trump loyalty test inside its central party committee, the latest move to gauge fealty to the de facto party leader that could potentially kill the next presidential nominee’s chance to reach voters. The Republican National Committee is poised to amend its …
