On September 30, I’ll be publishing a “white bonus” analysis of JD Vance with the good folks at Reckon. I have been deeply unsettled by major media’s willingness to repeat the myth that JD Vance comes from rural poverty. Like me, he was really a suburban Rust Belt kid with a sick mom and abusive childhood. And, … Read more
By Tracie McMillan See original article JD Vance, the Ohio senator and Republican candidate for vice president, does not talk much about being white. Yet an analysis of public records indicates that more than $20 million has flowed to the self-styled “hillbilly” from policies and practices that fuel white advantage. As I describe in my … Read more
Workers Say Plant Eligible for $2 Billion in Public Funds Is Union Busting Kalena Thomhave, September 2, 2024Eos’ Pittsburgh-area battery plant got subsidies aimed at “good clean jobs.” Its workers say they’re getting fired for unionizing. Pennsylvania Battery Plant Workers Vote to Unionize Kalena Thomhave, September 6, 2024Workers at Pittsburgh-area Eos Energy join the United … Read more
Read the article on Moneywise. By Sabina WexTracie McMillan found out that her father disinherited her via postage. In July 2023, the Brooklyn-based writer received a hand-written letter from her father, telling her that he was removing her from his will. The reason? McMillan recounted a physical altercation between them in her most recent book, … Read more
Fire Season’s Front-Line Workers Get Organized Nathan Pipenberg, August 2, 2024Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend. A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing Gabriel Thompson, August 26, 2024Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties … Read more
When my dad wrote me out of his will, my future — and my relationship — felt more secure than ever. By Tracie McMillanSee original article. My dad disowned me last July. The news came in the mail. In a blocky script made wobbly with age — he’s 77 — my dad spent the first … Read more
By Tracie M. McMillan, Guest columnist.Read the original piece in the Detroit Free Press. You’d think my parents would have told me we fled integration. Instead, they said: We moved because of the schools. My family runs four generations deep here in southeastern Michigan: Pontiac and Waterford, Ann Arbor and Detroit, Rose Township and White Lake. … Read more
Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’ Tatiana Walk-Morris, July 2, 2024“Due process” for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines and appeals before loss of income.
Occidental College Undergrad Workers Go Union Larry Buhl, June 21, 2024Vote adds to growing unionization among U.S. undergraduate workers. After Multiple Strikes, the Biden Administration Forces an Employer to Apply Again for Its Multibillion Dollar Contract Jesse Baum, June 11, 2024A new contract that requires “labor harmony” could be a model to empower millions who … Read more
By Roxsy Lin, Read the original article on Caló News The concept of racial colorblindness hangs in the air every day. It paints the idea of a society where race is irrelevant, and everyone is treated equally without regard to their racial or ethnic background. But at this point in history, it implies downplaying or … Read more
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