Creating Billions For American Companies Whose creating the billions that have been accumulated over the years by american companies?? American workers of course, they are the engines that drive profits because of their commitment to producing products at low cost and improving efficiency during the process. From the automotive industry, pharmaceutical industry and service sector […]

The absurdly high cost of insulin When inventor Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent. He felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Banting’s co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of […]

Google sets Minimum Wage, adds Benefits for Contract Temps Google has been slammed for relying on temporary and independent workers who don’t enjoy the same perks and protections as regular employees. The move got some interesting responses. When changing internal policy because of external pressure, you must make a big splash. After all, your organization […]

In Rural America, Farmers Reap What the President Sows In the wake of catastrophic flooding across the Midwest, small farmers are reeling from the widespread destruction of their crops and livestock. The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the Department of Agriculture’s 2020 budget, detailed in the spending plan released last month, would make their plight […]

13 States That Tax Social Security Benefits Taxes are an unavoidable fact of life, even after you stop working. Uncle Sam can tax plenty of types of retirement income — including Social Security benefits. And the taxation doesn’t necessarily stop with the federal government. Some state governments also expect a cut from your Social Security […]

Ways to Guarantee Yourself a Steady Retirement Income If you want a smooth retirement, it’s not enough to simply tuck away part of your paycheck during your working years and worry about the rest later. You need to make sure the money will keep flowing when you actually need it, and make plans to weather […]

New York’s Homeless New York is in a homelessness crisis – one that’s getting worse every day. There are 89,000 New Yorkers sleeping in shelters every night, and many thousands more in the streets. Homelessness is up 50 percent in the city under Governor Cuomo and up 36 percent statewide, including in Albany, Binghamton and […]

Monsanto Found Liable for Man’s Cancer, Ordered to Pay $80 Million in Damages “Clearly, the testimony that informed the jury’s decision was Bayer-Monsanto hiding Roundup’s carcinogenic properties, manipulating the science, and cozying-up with EPA so it would not have to warn consumers of its dangerous product,” Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group” In […]

Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Medicaid work requirements in two states, a blow to Republican efforts to profoundly reshape a program that has provided free health insurance to the poorest Americans for more than 50 years. In twin rulings, Judge James E. Boasberg of […]

Maryland overrides governor’s veto, approves $15 minimum wage Maryland will become the sixth state to implement a $15 minimum wage after its Democratic-controlled legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) veto Thursday. The current minimum wage in Maryland is $10.10. Under the new law, it will reach $15 an hour by 2025 through a series of […]