Yesterday at the West County Democrats meeting we were very fortunate & blessed to have Stephen Webber, Missouri Democratic Party Chairman speak to us on his vision to move Missouri forward in getting more Democrats elected in 2018 & beyond. Read More …
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“I Can’t Believe I’m Still Protesting This” – STL Women’s March
St. Louis joined Washington, D.C. in solidarity with sister cities around the U.S. and the world in global protest after the inauguration with the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. It was a beautiful morning in downtown STL drawing a Read More …
An open letter to members of the Missouri Labor Movement
This article is republished from the Labor Tribune, dated January 2, 2017 The good, the bad and the ugly of 2016 By MICHAEL LOUIS President, Missouri AFL-CIO As so many people do, I have spent the last week reflecting on Read More …
Fighting for Justice in a Post-Fact America
With the battle – well, more like a massacre – of worker rights coming soon to Missouri I updated my files on Median Household Income. I planned on showing, using census data, that new Right To Work states such as Read More …
What if- Republicans cut Social Security?
House Speaker Paul Ryan and his cohorts want to privatize Social Security. They claim that you can do better than Social Security (which they falsely claim is going broke). Is this a great opportunity for our retirement future? Currently you Read More …
Another American institution on the chopping block
Quick quiz for you: Name any government, governmental organization or program, anywhere on earth, that is fully funded through 2034? The U.S. Social Security program is capable of paying benefits at 100% through 2034 and at 79% after that without Read More …