Ethics
Monday Reflection #12
National Garbage Man Day Monday, June 17 A friend of mine drove a garbage truck for a few years and from what he described it sounds like a tough job. Much like the postman, trash Read more…
Economy
Monday Reflection #11 – Profit at all Cost
Profit At All Cost So many of the problems we are facing in our country are a result of consumerism and profit-driven actions. There is a connection between the need to stock shelves with cheap Read more…
General News and Topics
Monday Reflection #10 – The Company Store
The Company Store Back in the old days, mining, steel, and lumber companies located in isolated regions, built company towns to provide housing and supplies for the large workforce needed. This was a source of Read more…
Education
Monday Reflection # 9 Memorial Day
Memorial Day 2019 – Take Time to Remember and Honor It is once again the time of year when we take time to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Millions of American’s have died Read more…
Wages and Benefits
Higher Expectations Take Two
Higher Expectations Take Two I nearly spit up my coffee reading the local scribe this morning. According to the Star Tribune, WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April… The unemployment rate Read more…
Economy
Monday Reflection #8
Balancing the Scale Balancing the scale of wealth inequality to create wealth equality is not an easy task. What does it mean to balance the scale or tip the scale in favor of the 99%? Read more…
Economy
Monday Reflection #7 Automation and Inequality
Fewer Workers Needed = Fewer Managers? As companies continue to add automation and artificial intelligence to all levels of operations, it stands to reason that fewer employees will be needed and there will be less Read more…
Ethics
Health Insurance Execs Rake in the Cash
Corporate Greed in the Health Insurance Industry Welcome members! It is hard to believe we are more than a quarter of the way into our yearly collection of money for the mega-rich. The good news Read more…
Economy
Monday Reflection #6
Loss of the Small Family Farm My brother-in-law was born and raised in a small community surrounded by family farms and although he did not become a farmer, he has watched with sadness as the Read more…
Economy
Monday Reflection #5
Rising Wages for Some Last week’s announcement by Bank of America that they would raise their starting raise to $20 an hour is more evidence that industry is taking note of the need for higher Read more…