What We’re Reading: Reminders of War, Home Health Workers, What Makes a Family, and Culture as a Toolbox

BCRW Staff

A quick look at what caught the attention of BCRW Staff last week…

We’re Still at War, Mother Jones Magazine

The Mother Jones‘ “Photo of the Day” offers a daily visual reminder that the United States is effectively still at war – no words necessary.

This article was picked out by Hope, our New Media Manager.

Chart depicting how labor laws around extending minimum wage and overtime projections to domestic workers vary across U.S. states

Home health workers sweat Obama rule on pay, by Tony Pugh

For almost forty years, professional home health care workers have been excluded from overtime and minimum wage requirements. A proposed change to this loophole could benefit nearly 1.8 million workers in the nation’s fastest-growing occupation, but activists have become concerned that the slow process will spell doom for reform.

This article was picked out by Janet, our Director.

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