by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 3, 2020 | Opinion
A majority of U.S. adults oppose universal basic income (UBI), according to a mid-August Pew Research Center report. When asked if they would favor or oppose a $1,000 per month government payment to all citizens, 54% of respondents opposed this (36% strongly and 18%...
by Amanda Novack | Sep 2, 2020 | Opinion
I have always fancied myself a bit on the lazy side for a physician. Sure, I called it “work-life balance” or “prioritizing family,” but secretly I always suspected I just don’t like to work as much as my colleagues do. My decision to do an infectious diseases...
by Bill Pitts | Sep 1, 2020 | Opinion
Three major groups comprise the current American labor profile: the secure, the working poor and the unemployed. All three levels have been with us for a century and a half. The Gini Index reports income inequality is at its highest in 50 years. Capitalism has created...
by Elizabeth Denham Thompson | Aug 31, 2020 | Opinion
“I have anxiety fatigue,” a clergy colleague commented with exhaustion in her voice. Everyone else in the Zoom meeting immediately identified, and stories of what was happening personally and professionally came spilling out. Threaded through it all was a despair over...
by Merianna Harrelson | Sep 3, 2019 | Opinion
This week marks the cultural celebration of the end of the summer in the U.S. We have celebrated Labor Day since 1885 as a way to remember the social and economic success of the American worker. To many, Monday’s celebration was the last day to spend time with friends...
