@Carl_Sagan42 East of Eden. From someone that grew up in a Christian household with a Preacher Grandfather, the realization that language in translations can change the meaning of a sentence was absolutely mind opening for me. There was more to the book but that part has never left me.
Today marks 12 years since the last time the minimum wage was raised.
The Senate needs to get their ish together, abolish the filibuster, and RUN 👏🏾 FOLKS 👏🏾 THEIR 👏🏾 MONEY.
We need at least $15 and we need it now.
Delta, American and Southwest airlines made $1 billion in profit this quarter.
Without taxpayer bailouts, they would have lost $2.1 billion.
The same airlines laid off tens of thousands of workers in 2020 after spending virtually all their profit on stock buybacks + dividends.
@michaelharriot Ah, the dignity that hasn't been granted to workers in the last 20 years. You know, working a full time job and actually affording rent even without furniture.
@FOS@Simone_Biles She deserves her own emoji but really....you made her an animal. Yeah she's a G.O.A.T but this ain't it for me. If she likes it, I'll just ignore this.
Here is what the modern Republican Party is all about: cult-like devotion to Trump, big lies and conspiracy theories, voter suppression, climate denial and anti-science vaccine rejection. For the sake of our kids and future generations, they cannot be allowed to prevail.
The minimum wage in California is $14/hr.
You would need to make $39/hr to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California.
To afford a one-bedroom — $31/hr.
This isn't just a wage crisis. It's a housing crisis.
When Bernie insisted on $6T in new spending, he did so to ensure the compromise w/ moderates was as high as possible
“Bernie Sanders is like a human embodiment of shifting the Overton Window,” says Sen. Kaine
On his pragmatic negotiating w @lbarronlopez
https://t.co/9V83EO9XeN
The next time you hear Republicans start to talk about 'family values' this or 'party of the working class' that, remember: every single Republican in the House and the Senate voted AGAINST giving working families direct monthly payments of up to $300 per child.