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Urgent: Violence Against Women Act

lundi 7 janvier 2019 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Congress to bring back the Violence Against Women Act.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Urgent: Funds for US government

lundi 7 janvier 2019 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Senator McConnell to hold a vote on restoring funds for the US government.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Executive pay

samedi 5 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Proposing an upper limit on what companies pay their top executives: 100 times the pay of the lowest-paid workers.

I support this idea, but in order for it to be effective, we would have to close the loopholes. These include hiring via subcontractors, and making workers into "independent contractors".

We can also limit the stock options that executives can get in a similar fashion.

I also support raising the maximum income tax rate for high incomes.

Sweets at the cash register

samedi 5 janvier 2019 à 01:00

A study found that people buy less sweets and eat less sweets, if sweets are not displayed in the line for the cash register.

Music festival in Sweden

samedi 5 janvier 2019 à 01:00

A music festival in Sweden, which told males that they were not welcome, has been judged to violate laws against gender discrimination.

We cannot condone "women-only" and condemn "men-only".