Category Archives: News from the Soul Brother

The long, lonely search for a job

By Dan Horn Ray Ross opens the spiral notebook and grimaces as he reads the numbers on the page. One side shows his family’s income for the month, the other lists the bills. It’s a simple equation, neatly written by … Continue reading

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Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Stephanie Clifford A growing number of American workers are confronting a frustrating predicament on payday: to get their wages, they must first pay a fee. For these largely hourly workers, paper paychecks and even direct deposit … Continue reading

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Back To the Future: Workers Fight For Better Pay AND Shorter hours

By Sarah Jaffe “A hundred years ago [Benjamin] Franklin said that six hours a day was enough for anyone to work and if he was right then, two hours a day ought to be enough now.” Lucy Parsons spoke those … Continue reading

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An Unstoppable Climb in C.E.O. Pay

By Gretchen Morgenson WHEN we made our annual foray into the executive pay gold mine in April, chief executives’ earnings for 2012 showed what appeared to be muted growth on the year. The $14 million in median overall compensation received … Continue reading

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American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’

By Joseph S. Nye Jr. In the last century, the United States rose from the status of second-tier power to being the world’s sole superpower. Some worry that the United States will be eclipsed in this century by China, but … Continue reading

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The Future of Voting Rights

By The Editorial Board When five justices of the Supreme Court disabled the Voting Rights Act last Tuesday, they left it to Congress to find a new formula to restore one of the great landmarks of equality and once again … Continue reading

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A Nation of Mutts

By David Brooks Over the past few decades, American society has been transformed in a fit of absence of mind. First, we’ve gone from a low immigrant nation to a high immigrant nation. If you grew up between 1950 and 1985, … Continue reading

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Woman Says George Zimmerman Molested Her For More Than A Decade

By Trymaine Lee A woman with close ties to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that for more than a decade Zimmerman sexually molested her. “It started when I … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Mandela

By Joshua DuBois As President Obama visits South Africa, Nelson Mandela lies dying. I—like millions of Americans who grew up thousands of miles away from the massacre at Sharpeville and the rally at Durban, and decades away from the trials … Continue reading

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This Week’s Killer Heat Wave Threatens To Cause Earth’s Hottest Temps Ever

By April M. Short If you’re spending this week in California, Nevada, Arizona, or even parts of Wyoming and Idaho, prepare to burn. A potentially historic heat wave is headed your way from Thursday through next week, and experts warn … Continue reading

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