Since last November, low-paid McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King employees periodically have walked picket lines carrying signs that read “Supersize Our Wages” and “Living Wages – Not Endless War” to bring national attention to the plight of the country’s low-wage earners. By the end of July, a series of rolling strikes hit the fast-food chains in the Midwest, with workers … [Read more...] about Covering the demands of low-wage workers
GJR book review: Media’s sharp words leave deep cuts in society
Race-Baiter: How the media wields dangerous words to divide a nation Author: Eric Deggans Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2012 Hardcover: $28, 228 pages When conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly called him “one of the biggest race-baiters in the country,” Eric Deggans turned the epithet into the title for his new book, “Race-Baiter: How the media wields dangerous … [Read more...] about GJR book review: Media’s sharp words leave deep cuts in society