The minimum wage has been a fact of American economic life since 1938. And yet, 76 years later, right-wing politicians and their corporate allies
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
Micro-sized houses with potentially huge impact around the world
Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of architects with the goal
Missouri Republicans copy-cat Arizona’s anti-gay, “religious freedom” law
I am embarrassed, once again, to report that the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is going down the rabbit hole with another piece of backwards-looking, extremist
George W. Bush discovers—rather late in the game—empathy for soldiers he destroyed
More than 10 years, six-thousand+ body bags, and hundreds of thousands of physically and psychologically wounded veterans too late, George W. Bush may finally
Photo voter ID could be enshrined as a constitutional amendment in Missouri
Although it has been struck down more than once, photo voter ID just won’t die in Missouri, and this year, Republican legislators want to
Voting news: No more microscopic type on New York City ballots
They may not have needed photo ID to cast their ballots, but in the 2013 city election, New York City voters would have done
Voting news: Some 17-year-olds can vote in primaries and caucuses in 22 states
In a trend that adds a nice dose of fairness to election laws, 22 states now allow citizens who will be 18 years old
Opting out of Medicaid expansion: Here’s how many people it hurts
I live in a state whose Republican-controlled legislature decided to opt-out of Medicaid expansion. As you probably remember, expanding Medicaid was a key provision
How the media went wrong on the CBO “Obamacare” report
When the Congressional Budget Office released its report on the Affordable Care Act on Feb. 4, 2014, the headline in the next morning’s St.
The worst health insurance companies in America
Until we have single-payer, Medicare for All healthcare in America, insurance companies will continue to screw their customers in as many ways as possible.