Rebekah Entralgo, PeoplesWorld

Rebekah Entralgo

PeoplesWorld

Washington, DC, United States

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Past:
  • PeoplesWorld
  • CounterPunch
  • Truthout
  • LakeCountyRecordBee
  • Inequality.org
  • Gotham Gazette
  • ThinkProgress

Past articles by Rebekah:

Rail workers warned us: Corporate greed is deadly

The toxic clouds that billowed up from a derailed freight train in Ohio earlier this month are a chilling metaphor for the toxic greed that has infected so many of our big corporations. → Read More

Rail Unions Warned Us: Greed is Dangerous

The toxic clouds that billowed up from a derailed freight train in Ohio earlier this month are a chilling metaphor for the toxic greed that has infected so many of our big corporations. After having to evacuate, residents of the town near the derailment are cautiously going back home, but they still don’t know the full extent of the damage to the area’s environment and public health. → Read More

Calls Grow for Public Ownership of Rail System Following Ohio Train Derailment

Railroad Workers United, which brings together members from 12 rail unions, has led the call for nationalization. → Read More

Biden is right: You shouldn’t pay a higher tax rate than billionaires – Lake County Record-Bee

OPINION- In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum income tax, demanding Congress take action on a broken tax system that rewards wealt… → Read More

Inequality-Fighting Ballot Initiatives Won Big in the Midterms

Voters approved proposals to tax the rich, build worker power, and make housing and education more affordable. → Read More

State "Solutions" Don't Address Root Causes of Teaching Crisis

Across the country, real wages for public school teachers have essentially flatlined since 1996. → Read More

Why We Need a Black Worker Bill of Rights

“From warehouses to board rooms, from the Deep South to Silicon Valley, we face discrimination in hiring, promotions, treatment, and pay.” → Read More

Biden Faces Mounting Pressure to Commit to Substantial Student Debt Cancellation

Executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt would increase Black wealth by 40 percent. → Read More

Senate Cafeteria Workers Successfully Defend Jobs and Push Democrats to Back Them

Democratic lawmakers responded after the workers organized to demand no layoffs, fair wages and a strong union contract. → Read More

Addressing Racial Inequality in Paid Leave Policy

Among care advocates, equitable paid leave policy needs to meet the triple A standard: Accessible, affordable, and adequate. → Read More

Campaign Seeks to Abolish the Subminimum Wage in 25 States By 2026

Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would help alleviate poverty and advance racial and economic justice. → Read More

Rediscovering the Power of Unions

Gotham Gazette is an online publication covering New York policy and politics as well as news on public safety, transportation, education, finance and more. → Read More

NYC Taxi Drivers Win Debt Relief After 2-Week Hunger Strike

The average debt owed on medallions, the physical permits to operate taxis, is $600,000. → Read More

Care Activists Mobilize to Defend Investments in Reconciliation Bill

Care infrastructure investments could see cuts in Biden's budget plan due to pressure from some Democratic lawmakers. → Read More

Unemployment Insurance Isn't Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.

Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn't get people back to work. It just made them poorer. → Read More

The Eviction Crisis is a Race and Gender Wage Gap Issue

For Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), sleeping away from the comfort of a bed is an unfortunately familiar feeling. Years ago, Bush had to live out of her car for a time with her two young children, all while working a full-time job. Her experience as an unhoused person drove her to take bold action on More → Read More

Bosses and Republicans use fake ‘labor shortage’ to cut unemployment benefits

The sudden shift from “we love our essential workers” to “they’re living off the government dole” seemingly happened overnight. Across the country, local media coverage has been filled with stories of business owners lamenting that they are unable to fill positions as economies reopen. → Read More

Biden's Jobs Plan Expands Access to Care Outside For-Profit Nursing Homes

New research reveals nursing homes owned by private equity investors have higher death rates. → Read More

Tipped workers’ sub-minimum wage is slavery’s legacy; Biden’s plan ends it

If it’s passed by Congress, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief proposal would do a lot more than fund relief payments and vaccine rollouts. It would also raise the wage floor for all U.S. → Read More

Judge orders Georgia to get rid of outdated voting machines before 2020 election

If not, the state must be prepared to issue paper ballots. → Read More