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Nov 11 2021
News
Cities with empty offices see new room to expand housing
To see how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed America’s downtowns, all you have to do is stand in the subway station at Times Square on a weekday morning.
Beneath one of the most iconic intersections in America, trains pull in just a few minutes apart, but even at the height of rush hour they are only half full. The platforms and maze of stairs that lead to the exits are sparsely filled
PoliticoMay 05 2015
News
Obama's Post-WH Plans Likely to Focus on Minorities, Poor
Although he has almost two years remaining until he leaves office, President Barack Obama is openly — and sometimes publicly — considering his post-presidency career options.
"I was thinking you and me, we could play some dominoes together. We can go to the local Starbucks and swap stories," joked Obama, who will be 55 when his successor is sworn in, during a Monday appearance on CBS' "
Newsmax (News)Aug 10 2019
Opinion
Hong Kong's millennial dissidents
Hong Kongers have spent the past 10 weeks protesting to protect their liberty and legal autonomy from Chinese encroachment. “We’re not optimistic, but we don’t calculate,” Nathan Law, one of the territory’s best-known activists, told me at the start of it. “We just do what we think is right. And if we don’t do this, we’ll regret it.” Noting that so far no one has been killed protesting, Mr.
Guest Writer - RightAug 06 2015
Opinion
OPINION: America Deserves a Servant Leader
FROM the earliest days of Starbucks, I’ve been captivated by the art of leadership. I was mentored over three decades by Warren G. Bennis, the eminent professor and scholar on leadership. I’ve gathered insights from peers, and I’ve drawn inspiration from our 300,000 employees. But nothing I’ve read or heard in the past few years has rivaled the power of the image I viewed on my cellphone a few
Guest WriterSep 05 2022
Headline Roundup
Labor Unions Gain Popularity While Enrollment Falls
Fresh new data suggests higher support for labor unions than ever before, but participation has fallen in recent years.
A new poll from Gallup (Center bias) says that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions, up from 64% before the pandemic and the highest Gallup has recorded since 1965. Support for unions has increased every year since 2009, according to the data. Americans are
The Hill Christian Science Monitor Deseret NewsMay 02 2022
Headline Roundup
International Workers Celebrate May Day Amid Ongoing US Union Battles
Workers around the world celebrated May Day 2022 on Sunday by protesting for improved working conditions and other reforms.
May Day was established as International Workers’ Day in 1889 by the Marxist International Socialist Congress to commemorate the Chicago Haymarket Riot and the fight for the 8-hour workday. It is celebrated as an official holiday in many countries, including India
NPR (Online News) Associated Press The Daily CallerSep 04 2023
Headline Roundup
Labor Day 2023 Comes as Strikes, Negotiations Continue
Labor Day 2023 comes at a time when several unions in major industries are striking or ensnared in high-stakes contract negotiations.
Delivery: The Teamsters union voted to ratify a new five-year contract with UPS in August, avoiding a strike that could have impacted over 300,000 UPS workers. Roughly 86% of Teamsters members supported the deal, which includes higher wages and
Washington Examiner Associated Press NewsNationMar 20 2019
News
As politics around the world pull apart, can the center rally?
Amid the polarization of the world today, some are increasingly calling for a return to the moderate middle. But centrism’s definition, popularity, and practicality all depend on where you are standing.
Around the world, politics are polarizing. From Brexit to Brasilia, from the District of Columbia to the Danube, leaders are ruling from the further reaches of the political spectrum. In
Christian Science MonitorOct 18 2022
Headline Roundup
Amazon Workers in Upstate NY Vote Against Unionization
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in upstate New York voted against a bid to unionize on Tuesday as part of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU).
Key Quotes: Christian Smalls, a former Amazon employee and founder of the ALU, said on Twitter that "Regardless of todays results taking on a Trillion dollar company can never be a loss for workers. We will continue to empower all workers to give them
NPR (Online News) Reuters Fox BusinessDec 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law, aka “Don’t Say Gay Law”
As part of our Misinformation Watch blog series, we’re revisiting instances when the media or the political left or right advanced misinformation in 2022. And conversation around Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay law” by critics, unfortunately fueled some misleading narratives.
So-called “woke” politics have characterized the ongoing
AllSides Staff