Sex workers and trafficking survivors face financial discrimination from banks, financial apps, and others.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wednesday is International Workers' Day and the community gathered in Albuquerque to honor immigrant workers. El Centro, a local immigrant's rights and worker justice organization, held the event which highlighted the economic contributions of immigrant workers. Event organizers say they honored Albuquerque and Bernalillo County's legacy of passing immigrant-friendly policies that promote public []
"A Lack Of Job Security": White-Collar Job Growth Stalls Hard While hiring rates for those in the bottom-third of US income distribution has been on a tear (and largely going to part time workers, most of whom are illegal immigrants), white collar jobs hiring is stalling out across much of the US, with industries such as finance, technology, media, and professional services such as law and accounting all suffering despite the national unemployment rate hovering near historic lows. ...
No tech for apartheid isn't giving up on challenging their company's code of ethics despite retaliation after sit-ins
From the column: "Considering all the things we do to encourage illegal immigration, it’s absurd to suggest, as some do, that we have seriously tried to enforce the law."
After weeks of Russian advances, there are three areas where Ukraine could now strengthen its defences.
Police moved in to begin clearing the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA after massing at the campus overnight and scuffling with some protesters who defied warnings to either leave or face arrest. Joe Scarborough reacts to the protests and why he says they don't help the people of Gaza and aren't helpful in fighting fascism in the U.S.
U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years, but stayed at historically high levels in a sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of higher interest rates. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that employers posted 8.5 million vacancies in March, down from 8.8 million in February, and the fewest since February 2021. The number of Americans quitting their jobs fell to the lowest level since January 2021—a sign of diminishing confidence in their...
Report finds state had 125 workplace deaths, should be 'wake up call to employers.'
Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating new discoveries across industries, from video production to medicine -- and now, it's expanding what we know about antiquity. On Tuesday, researchers at the University of Pisa in Italy announced that they have successfully used AI to decipher a papyrus scroll found in Herculaneum, a town near Pompeii that was also destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. The scroll is one of 1,800 scrolls preserved in the Villa of the Papyri -- once owned by...
Commerce department says gross domestic product growth decelerated to 1.6% at start of year as consumers slowed spendingAmerica’s leading stock indices came under pressure on Thursday after official data revealed that US economic growth slowed sharply to its weakest rate in almost two years.But as high interest rates take their toll on the world’s largest economy, inflation continues to loom large. Continue reading
The Deputy Minister for The Interior, Naana Eyiah Quansah, has advised personnel of the Ghana Prisons Service to work diligently as the country nears its presidential and parliamentary elections. She said they were expected to uphold professionalism and promote peace in the discharge of their duties to help consolidate the country’s democratic gains in the […]