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Wisconsin Protesters: Can You Spare Some Solidarity?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySorry, Wisconsin protesters. I want to root for unions. But I can't. That's because they're only for the working man and woman. They don't seem to care about the unemployed and the legions of Americans forced into part-time work. As depicted in the British comedy "I'm All Right Jack" -- I'm all right, and to hell with everyone else -- unions are narrowly focused on union workers. That's the hidden reason sympathy has declined. A lot has happened to the working man and woman in the last 40 years, and none of it good. Unions have not been paying attention. Unions brag it was they who put an ...
Fair Trade Company Improving Lives of 4,500 Women in Thailand
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsMeasly wages and non-existent benefits have become the norm for many workers employed overseas. However, one fair trade company in Thailand is determined to raise those standards and give their employees a better, brighter way of life. Pure & Co. is a company that specializes in hand-sewn knitwear and other hand-made garments through their Pure Handknit and Neon Buddha clothing lines. The company operates globally, employing 5,000 people -- mostly women -- across Canada, the U.S. and Thailand who produce knitwear that's sold in 2,000 independent boutiques around America and in Nordstrom, ...
Dining Tip: For Flavorful Food, Slave Over the Stove
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Nov. 3) -- For food that's ultimately appetizing, you need to sweat over a hot stove and give your meal ample time and attention. That's the advice from a team of scientists at Johns Hopkins, who this week released the results of a study on the impact that effort exerted can have on the desirability of a meal. Mice were the hungry participants in this study, but the scientists are extrapolating their results to offer advice to humans -- especially dieters. The ravenous rodents were give a choice between a sugary food or a starchy one, and forced to push down on a lever to obtain the ...
$144 Billion in Wall Street Bonuses: How Much Is That, Really?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 12) -- When people talk about symbols of frustration during the recession, exorbitant employee paydays on Wall Street are a target of choice. A report from The Wall Street Journal Tuesday morning won't help Wall Street dodge any more bullets. A survey of about 35 top financial institutions -- comprising banks, investment banks, hedge funds, money-management firms and securities exchanges -- estimates distribution of $144 billion in compensation and benefits for 2010. This amounts to a 4 percent increase from the $139 billion paid out in 2009, and potentially a whole lot more billionaire ...
Psychotherapy: That'll Be $100,000. Sorry, No Warranty
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyMy colleague Mary C. Curtis writes that Betty Draper has returned to the therapist office. "Mad Men" is set in the 1960s, and there's a good chance Draper's health insurance picked up 80 percent of that tab, if not the whole shebang. Ah, those were the days. Now, you're more likely to get three visits a year. That is, if you're still employed and even have insurance at all. With real unemployment soaring near levels last seen in the 1930s, I doubt people will be able to pay the premiums offered by private companies. (Public Option, was it something I said?) My colleague Delia writes about ...
Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
By not in system - AOL News(July 9) -- Declaring that no "fairly conceivable set of facts" could justify its discriminatory provisions, a noted federal judge in Massachusetts Thursday ruled unconstitutional Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, the Clinton-era federal statute which defined marriage to include "only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." The decision, sure to be appealed, could ultimately give thousands of same-sex married couples across the country the right to federal retirement and death benefits -- such as the Widower's Insurance Benefit or the Lump Sum Death Benefit or ...
Domestic-Partner Benefits for Federal Workers Trickle In: Progress or Procrastination?
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailySlowly, crumb by crumb, federal employees in same-sex relationships are picking up benefits -- and they gained a few more this week, though nothing to shout about. "Last year," President Barack Obama said in a statement Tuesday announcing minor advances in rights for federal workers in gay and lesbian relationships, "I issued a presidential memorandum that instructed the Office of Personnel Management and the secretary of state to extend certain available benefits they had identified to gay and lesbian federal employees and their families under their respective jurisdictions. Among those ...
The Health Care Divide: Dems That Have, and Dems That Don't
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThere's a civil war going on among Democrats in the so-called heartland. Here in the Midwest, Democrats agree on most things. We were thrilled to usher in the first African-American president. We are largely pro-choice, we're OK with gay marriage, and we hate Rush Limbaugh with the passion of 10,000 suns. But when it comes to the health care reform bills working their way through Congress, Democrats fall into two distinct camps. ...
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