The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy,Continue reading “The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism”
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Furloughed and Forced to Work: Why Unpaid Federal Workers Are Facing Modern-Day Slavery
Right now, as we speak, thousands of federal workers are being asked to go to work every day without pay. They are showing up, doing the same work they were hired and trained to do, fulfilling the duties that keep the country running, all while being told they will not be compensated for their labor.Continue reading “Furloughed and Forced to Work: Why Unpaid Federal Workers Are Facing Modern-Day Slavery”