October 8, 2014

This is what starts revolutions

How cops take millions from motorists not charged with crimes

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/how-cops-take-millions-from-motorists-not-charged-with-crimes-215603712.html

October 7, 2014

Report: Thousands didn't register to vote in Ferguson since August after all

http://www.vox.com/2014/10/3/6900373/ferguson-voters-are-registering-in-record-numbers




Update: USA Today's Yamiche Alcindor on October 7 reported that the local director of elections had miscalculated the number of Ferguson residents who signed up to vote following the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown. The actual number is 128, not 3,287



Following the Brown shooting, many of Ferguson's residents protested nightly, and part of their concern was that their local government didn't represent the city's black community. Although 67 percent of Ferguson's population is black, the mayor and police chief are white, one of six council members is black, and no one on the local board of elections is black.

October 7, 2014

Wal-Mart to End Health Insurance for Some Part-Time Employees

http://online.wsj.com/articles/wal-mart-to-end-health-insurance-for-some-part-time-employees-1412694790


The move will affect about 30,000 Wal-Mart employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week. The loss of coverage will be a large cut in compensation for the workers, who were previously getting more than 75% of their premiums paid by Wal-Mart and will now be responsible for the costs unless they qualify for government or other subsidies