“Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to make history this week as the first woman presidential nominee of a major political party, a milestone all but unthinkable a generation ago. Though she wasn’t an early women’s rights activist, Clinton was fortunate to come of age just as the modern feminist movement was beginning to expand opportunities Read more …
German Lopez of Vox writes, “In most states, it’s legal for an employer to fire workers simply because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. The cause isn’t a religious freedom law, like the one that sparked a major battle over LGBTQ rights in Indiana in 2015. Instead, most states’ civil rights laws don’t explicitly Read more …
“It is no surprise that, at 11 million workers and counting, the restaurant industry is among the fast-growing sectors of our economy. Our nation’s love affair with dining out is unparalleled. But sadly, even if the food and the service are great, too often the experience leaves us dissatisfied with the underlying truths of the Read more …
A federal judge ruled the world champion U.S. women’s soccer team does not have the right to strike to seek improved conditions and wages before the Summer Olympics, seeming to end the prospect of an unprecedented disruption by one of the most successful American national teams.
Think about this. According to Reuters/Ipsos polling in February, the Vermont senator received his strongest support among black voters from those aged 18-29—but only a third of that group backed him. That’s right. For all the talk about Sanders’ unqualified young voter support, Clinton had a double-digit lead among the youngest black voters nationwide.