From Denver Devan Kingsford writes Wage Gapped about Eric P. who, to make ends meet, sells the medication prescribed to treat his mental illness.
From Texas Anna Faktorovich, Ph.D., founder of the Anaphora Literary Press, writes about the Elephant in the room that no one talks about: the chronic underpayment of women in today’s job market.
From Nebraska Kindra Foster takes a look at a new legal reality for businesses of all sizes: Your Boss May Have to Pay to Call You on Vacation.
From Seattle John de Graff writes: “If Paul Revere were riding now with the purpose of warning America against a clear and present danger, he might well proclaim, “The robots are coming!” For indeed they are, and quickly. Until now, though technology has reduced jobs at an ever-increasing rate, we’ve been able to create new ones just as fast, though many of these have been low-wage service positions and others, low-security ‘gig economy’ activity.”
Patricia Vaccarino cuts through the Trump clutter and reminds us that Being President of the United States (POTUS) is a real job that demands accountability.
Patricia Vaccarino also gives Media Bitch a chance to lash out at Volkswagen in 27 minutes.
From San Francisco the latest addition to our team is Linda Jay, a writer/editor who is completely in love with words. In Praise of Rube Goldberg, Linda Jay writes about the ultimate contrarian.
From Vermont Dillan DiGiovanni explores the human side of robots in the not too distant future in Are Humans Now the Robots?
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JUNE– in – Brief