wage theft

american employers steal 3 times the amount of money from their employees that is lost due to shoplifting, bank robberies, computer hacks, etc., put together.

this theft is often in the form of hours worked without pay, unpaid overtime, unpaid benefits, additional job duties added without additional pay during layoffs, etc.

most employees never recover these stolen wages. even for those that eventually do, it can take years.

trump's transgressions

as we roll into the 2024 presidential election in the u.s., it's worth remembering everything that former president trump has done to disqualify himself not only from office, but from consideration as anyone we would want to associate with in any way.

because we forget. but mcweeney's doesn't.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atrocities-1-1-056

immigrants and crime

a common soapbox for fascists is that immigrants commot more crime than natural-born citizens. aside from the fact that racism is behind this idea, crime statistics compiled by actual police officers tell a completely different story - one that right-wingers hate.

• a natural-born u.s. citizen is nearly twice as likely to commit a violent crime (such as rape or murder) as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is more than 4 times as likely to steal or commit other property-based crimes as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is more than twice as likely to commit a drug-based crime as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is nearly twice as likely to commit a traffic violation as an undocumented immigrant.*

*interestingly, a legal immigrant is more likely to commit a traffic violation than either of the other two.

u.s. crime rate continues to decline