H1-B visas hurt one type of worker and exploit another. This mess must be fixed
It must never be cheaper for a corporation to hire a guest worker from overseas than an American worker. We are living in a moment with unprecedented income and wealth inequality. At a time when the richest people in our country have never had it so good, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and inflation-adjusted income for the average American worker has been stagnant for 50 years. Why is that?
We need major reforms in the H-1B program
By: Sen. Bernie Sanders;Â Manchester Journal There has been a lot of discussion lately about the H-1B guest worker program. Elon Musk and a number of other billionaire tech company owners have argued that this federal program is vital to our economy because of the scarcity of highly skilled American engineers and other tech workers. I disagree. The main function of
This is some of what we must do to reform our dysfunctional healthcare system
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. There is no rational reason as to why we are not the healthiest nation on Earth
Will Defeating the Oligarchs Be Easy? Of Course Not
If there was ever a moment when progressives needed to communicate our vision to the people of our country, this is that time. Despair is not an option.
Two Americas, the people vs. the billionaires
It’s hard to miss. Our country is rapidly evolving into two Americas. One America consists of less than a thousand billionaires who have an unprecedented amount of wealth and power and have never ever had it so good.