Why the Poor Stay Poor in America - Workers And The Environment
Welcome to The Poverty Trap: Why the Poor Stay Poor in America. I’m thrilled that you signed up to read my newsletter, and I hope that you will enjoy participating in our community. Everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive in our country, and we can work together to make that happen. Please share this newsletter with your friends and family when you have a spare minute. Thanks! If you have the means, do upgrade your subscription to Paid—your financial support of my writing will help me to continue and expand the newsletter! This post goes out to both free and paid subscribers, but if you are not already a paid subscriber and value this effort and our growing community, please consider upgrading to a paid membership. Thanks in advance for your financial support of my work —it’s what allows me to keep researching and writing! In honor of the day devoted to the American worker, I’m sending out a short post (sans podcast), with a few articles that discuss the ideas behind Labor Day, and their intersection with workers and the environment. — First up are a few articles about Labor Day that should help position us away from the weekend’s nonstop sales and allow us to at least think about its origins and the current importance of the American worker. Labor Day is about our ability to thrive (not just survive) together. Or as our current Vice President and Democratic candidate for president , Kamala Harris says, …she envisions an America where “everyone has a chance to not just get by, but to get ahead”. — I’ll start with a bit of information and a photo from the Department of Labor on the history of Labor Day:
https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history And interesting commentary and illustration on the American Labor Day from the U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein:
— Next is a New York Times article from just a few days ago that highlights those farmers transitioning from factory farming animals to cultivating plants, and the benefits to both workers and the environment from this shift. The benefits are not just physical, like cruel “living” conditions and death for the millions of animals trapped in these factories and the resulting massive, air, water and soil pollution, but the workers’ vastly improved emotional health from leaving grueling, underpaid and viscerally cruel work. I saw first hand the unimaginable cruelty and devastating impacts on the environment from factory farming while working to regulate these facilities at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency—it’s an experience I won’t easily forget. This is a must-read piece.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/factory-farming-transfarmation-project.html — This article from 2023 elaborates on the intersection between climate change and the exploitation of workers — think our favorite seller and delivery service, Amazon…
— To end on an upbeat note, here’s another person working to help the environment: an owner of a tree service that doesn’t cut down trees and puts nature first:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/realestate/eco-friendly-landscaping-dead-trees.html _________________________________________ What do you think of these articles? Thoughts on Labor Day and/or the American worker? Leave your ideas in the Comment Section, below. Thanks! You’re on the free list for The Poverty Trap: Why the Poor Stay Poor In America. All posts are free for now, but if you’d like to join the crowd, please support my work by becoming a paid subscriber. |
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Is The U.S. Economy "Rigged" In Favor Of The Wealthy & Against The Poor & Middle Class?
Friday, August 23, 2024
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Rents Are Still Rising, Corporate Landlords Are Getting Richer And Tenants Are Getting...Sicker?
Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Red States Continue To Turn Down Federal Money, And Their Residents Suffer Because Of It.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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