Exactly 14 years ago today—on July 24, 2009—the minimum wage was set at $7.25 while top 1% were worth $5T. Today, billionaire wealth is $45T+, meanwhile the min wage is still $7.25.

This is what generational wage theft looks like. Pay workers. Tax billionaires. #RaiseTheWage

It’s time to end legacy admissions. Each year thousands of students are admitted to colleges around the nation only because their parents went there.

Legacy admissions are back-door discriminatory policies that overwhelmingly advantage wealthy, white students over everyone else.

Dear Americans,

Affirmative action was never about admitting unqualified Black kids. It was always about ensuring qualified Black kids could also get accepted despite a world of systemic racism.

The “unqualified admission” you’re thinking of are legacy students—like how Kavanaugh got into Yale.

And there was reporting/testimony he sexually assaulted Dr. Ford and at least one other classmate.

#law #corrupt #SCOTUS

"The report found that about 93% of the carbon offsets that Chevron is investing in – mostly forests, plantations or large dams – are worthless, meaning they don’t lead to greenhouse gas reductions, they exaggerate any benefits or they risk actually emitting emissions. 'They just don't stand up,' said Nina Lakhani..."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/chevron-carbon-offset-climate-crisis?utm_source=eml&utm_medium=emlf&utm_campaign=Email_MB_US&utm_content=variantA

CNN packed the room with Trump supporters. This was a demand of Trump’s, and #CNN acceded to it. Potential Trump opponents, like Democrats, were not allowed in.

That is not a “Town Hall,” and it is not a “news event.” Yet look at how Chris Licht justifies it. He pretends that the “media” has been “ignoring that those people exist.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/business/media/cnn-donald-trump-chris-licht.html