Labor

Even indigenous people-- authoritarian, religious types call them savages-- even savages provide healthcare for all.

With Dora Mekouar of VOAnews

9 of 10 Largest US Occupations Pay Miserly Wages

Of the 10 largest occupations in the United States, only one - registered nurse - makes more than the national average when it comes to all U.S. jobs.

Nurses make $69,790 annually while the average U.S. worker makes $47,230, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau’s Occupational Employment Statistics program provides employment and wage estimates for more than 800 occupations nationwide.

Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds,

Wishful thinking is not a solution.

The world of work has changed, and the rate of change is increasing. Despite the hopes of those who want to turn back the clock to the golden era of high-paying, low-skilled manufacturing jobs and an abundance of secure service-sector white collar jobs, history doesn't have a reverse gear (tm).

They're saying it's because someone in the Sanders campaign accessed some Clinton campaign information. But what they're not saying is the reason this happened is the company the DNC hired to maintain and manage the database has repeatedly allowed lapses in the security"wall" between campaigns using the database.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America. CWA's endorsement comes after tens of thousands of members participated in an online vote that lasted six weeks. CWA has 700,000 members