New Orleans For those following the political seismic shifts in Indian politics as the ruling Congress Party tries to see if it can switch out partners to keep its majority by substituting the left parties that have been part of the UPA coalition for the Samajwadi Party in order to try to bull over …
Category: Financial Justice
$4 Gas
New Orleans A question popping up everywhere is whether or not $4 gas is a tipping point that will change citizen behavior, urban planning, transportation utilization, auto purchase patterns, access to health care, reduced, expensive air fare, and, yes, pretty much life as we know it. My guess is that the answer is “maybe,” …
In a Minnesota Minute
New Orleans Wal-Mart learned yesterday in the Minnesota courts that minutes matter to workers as well as the company. After seven years state courts held that the company played fast and loose with rest breaks, meal breaks, training time, and about any other way that they could cheap the workforce. They …