Are Unpaid Social Media Internships Legal?
I laughed out loud for real when Todd Allen, author of the Drew Peterson-themed satirical graphic comic, Division and Rush, sent me the following link. It’s an April article from the New York Times...
View ArticleCorporate Greed Is Not a Family Value
The following appeared as a guest post this week on Howie Klein’s leading Progressive blog, Down With Tyranny, as part of my current professional activities to promote ethical labor standards in...
View ArticleThe Point Is Working Families, Not Keith Olbermann
I agree that MSNBC’s suspension of Keith Olbermann was akin to a kindergarten teacher telling a five-year-old to go stand in the corner for putting gum underneath his seat. I happen to believe there’s...
View ArticleIllinois to Disabled: Quality of Life Is Elsewhere
This month, the Chicago Community Trust‘s Persons with Disabilities Forum announced surprising findings regarding the quality of life the disabled can expect to enjoy in Illinois. In short: not much....
View ArticleExpress Scripts: Loose Lips Get Thanksgiving Pink Slips
I love it when I get to write about rogue companies. Not for the mischief they cause their workers (or riders, for that matter–just see my CTA category.) But for the Scooby Doo ear-raising “Hruh?”...
View ArticleHow Far Would You Go to Repair the World?
I rarely blog on Shabbat, but two events this weekend have left me ethically reeling. Judaism holds that Jews are commanded to help ‘repair the world’–the concept of tikkun olam. We’re not expected to...
View ArticleGoodbye, Little Girl
It’s disquieting the turns life can take when you least expect it. Good changes and bad in sequence. Sometimes together. This Thanksgiving, Ryan and I are grateful for many things, but what we’re most...
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