New Orleans For those of us still hoping for immigration reform what are we to make of a surprising, confusing press release issued by some of the big, establishment names in the broad coalition, including the National Immigration Forum, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Sojourners, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and …
Month: May 2014
Are New Obamacare Rules Another Step Backward for Low Wage Workers?
New Orleans It isn’t hard to understand the thinking behind the new IRS regulations to clarify the rules for employers who might be trying to hustle the margins on the Affordable Care Act and “dump” workers onto the system to save a couple of bucks. The problem is that the rules completely ignore the reality …
Proving Registration and GOTV Work for Lower Income Voters Once Again
Vancouver It’s that time of the cycle. Reporters are riding from paper to television shouting the warnings: the elections are coming! the elections are coming! the elections are coming! Time to hide the small children it seems. And, of course do everything possible to suppress the participation of lower income voters. At the ACORN Canada board meeting, head organizer Judy …