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September 7, 2016
People With Disabilities Aren’t Entitled to the Minimum Wage
Antiquated labor laws treat people with disabilities as second-tier employees.
Michelle Chen
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July 19, 2016
Nearly Half of All Women in Jail Are Disabled
The disproportionate impact of the criminal-justice system on Americans with disabilities.
Rebecca Vallas
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August 10, 2015
We Need to Fight to Protect Medicare
Some powerful people want to gut the fifty-year-old program.
NationAction
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July 29, 2015
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally
This landmark legislation became the basis for an international treaty embraced by much of the world—but not, ironically, by the United States.
Janet E. Lord
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March 9, 2015
A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain
A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.
Michelle Chen
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December 11, 2012
The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN
Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 1, 2012
How Romney Would Worsen Unemployment Among the Disabled
Repealing Obamacare would make it impossible for many people with disabilities to join the workforce.
Ben Adler
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October 19, 2012
This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty
In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney used the word poverty without saying anything of substance about it. President Obama didn’t use the word at all but managed to talk about issues that matter to low-income people.
Greg Kaufmann
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September 2, 2011
The End of the Jerry Lewis Telethon—It’s About Time
A great day for people with disabilities.
Jon Wiener
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December 19, 2010
How The Disabled Were Dehumanized
Press coverage of a young man thrown out of his wheelchair during the UK student protests suggests that "real" disabled people are not whole human beings.
Laurie Penny