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Randi Whinegarten Authored by Larry Sand via American Greatness, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote a hyperbolic piece titled "America's Teachers Can't Afford to Teach," which appeared in Time magazine on June 11. The excessively whiny article is filled with half-truths meant to make readers feel sorry for impoverished, underpaid teachers. Among other things, she asserts that the vast majority of American educators are living paycheck to paycheck, taking on debt to buy groceries, and facing other financial hardships. She maintains that the pay gap between "teachers and other...

This Labor Day, A Look At Declining Role Of Unions In America Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, Labor Day, celebrated this year on Sept. 7, is a holiday in transition. It was created by American labor unions in the 1880s. The federal government recognizing it as a national holiday under President Grover Cleveland helped unions to gain prominence. Yet as unionization has declined, so too has the close association of the day with organized labor. The Department of Labor's website now calls it an "annual celebration of the social and economic...

You Know Things Are Bad When This Has To Be Referred To The DOJ... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is escalating the fight against what he calls discriminatory religious facilities at two of the state's busiest airports. After DFW Airport scrapped plans for more Islamic ablution stations under pressure, Abbott has referred both Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport to the U.S. Department of Justice, demanding investigation and corrective action over existing foot-washing stations and an adjoining prayer room. "These ablution stations single...