Mammon category archive
This New Gilded Age 0
LZ Granderson wonders whether Republicans have ever read any of the works of Charles Dickens.
Here’s how his article starts:
High school freshman girls should not double as cocktail waitresses at night.
That’s not a sentence I thought needed to be said, but here we are in 2023, and conservative lawmakers in more than 10 states are making efforts to roll back child labor laws. Cocktail waitress is just one of the disturbing occupations floated as appropriate work for children.
Iowa enacted a law last month allowing more kids to work more dangerous jobs. In Arkansas, a 14-year-old would no longer need to show an employer proof of parental approval.
Now the arguments against this movement are painfully obvious, but the so-called case for child labor requires unpacking.
Follow the link for the unpacking.
Afterthought:
As Republicans reintroduce child labor while barring immigrants who are willing to work, I am again reminded of Professor Shade’s mantra, “History is irony.”
The Steel Fist 0
Sam and Greg Mitchell discuss the “Memorial Day Massacre” and the ensuing cover-up of the police riot.
This New Gilded Age 0
Ian Millhiser looks at Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion in Sackett v. EPA, the case which just gutted the EPA’s authority to protect against water pollution and finds it–er–concerning. A snippet:
Courting Disaster 0
Writing at Above the Law, Joe Patrice is somewhat less than impressed with Chief Justice Roberts’s latest remarks on judicial ethics in the Federal judiciary.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
They explore new frontiers of fiendliness every day.
(Boy, am I glad that my days of hopping on airplanes for business trips are behind me.)
Quarterback Sneaky 0
Zandar throws a penalty flag on Brett Favre for illegal procedure.
This New Gilded Age 0
Teenaged workers at a Popeye’s allege that Popeye’s is overworking Swee Pee.
This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich offers a simple explanation of the increase in child labor. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
(snip)
Why on Earth is this happening? The answer is frighteningly simple: greed./blockquote>
This New Gilded Age 1
Sam and his crew discuss the growing use of child labor in American industry.
All the News that Gives Us Fits 0
Atrios suggests that it might be a good idea to avoid cable news.
I would go further. I avoid broadcast news altogether, except for certain local news websites, When broadcast news changed from being a loss leader to a profit center–when it begin to value “eyeballs” over accuracy, “engagement” over integrity–it went into–er–descent.
