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The Part About MLK White People Don’t Like to Talk About – Yes! Magazine

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The Part About MLK White People Don’t Like to Talk About – Yes! Magazine

But as we read mainstream articles and hear reports and speeches about how far we’ve come on this federal holiday honoring him, it is important that we remember some of the most hateful things that have been said about Dr. King and what he stood for by leaders of and in this country—Black and White—then and now. Why? Many of the conditions that he marched, boycotted, and spoke out against still exist today—racism, materialism, militarism. We celebrate him now, even while condemning today’s activists the same way Dr. King was condemned 60 years ago.

Some regarded him as “too passive” for his position on nonviolent action. Others, “too radical,” for his stance against racism and oppression.

Dr. King was widely disliked for his message of liberation for oppressed people in this country—Black people, Brown people, Native people, all poor people. The year he died, nearly 75 percent of American people disapproved of him, according to a 1968 poll.

Corporations are more accountable under law to individuals than the government is due to sovereign immunity

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Observation: Corporations are more accountable under law to individuals than the government is due to sovereign immunity. ⚖️

This is an important thing people should consider when they choose to move something from the private sector to the public sector like healthcare. While public institutions are subject to democratic control, they generally can’t be held liable for their actions by individuals even when they are incredibly neglent unless they waive their immunity.

The Stoics Knew How to Curb It

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Anger Is Temporary Madness: The Stoics Knew How to Curb It

Seneca thought that anger is a temporary madness, and that even when justified, we should never act on the basis of it because, though ‘other vices affect our judgment, anger affects our sanity: others come in mild attacks and grow unnoticed, but men’s minds plunge abruptly into anger. … Its intensity is in no way regulated by its origin: for it rises to the greatest heights from the most trivial beginnings.’

The perfect modern milieu for anger management is the internet. If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, or write, read or comment on a blog, you know what I mean. Heck, Twitter anger has been brought up to new heights (or lows, depending on your point of view) by the current president of the United States, Donald Trump.

 

Cuomo wants NY employers to provide paid sick leave to workers

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Cuomo wants NY employers to provide paid sick leave to workers

If Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets his way, New York will join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in requiring paid sick leave for workers.

Cuomo included the paid sick leave mandate in his State of the State agenda. Under the proposal, which must be approved by the state Legislature, companies with five to 99 employees must provide workers with at least five days of job-protected paid sick leave annually. Workers at businesses with at least 100 employees would receive at least seven days of paid sick leave a year.

I like the idea of dedicated paid sick leave. I don't have it at my current job, which is something I miss from working for the state. While I have plenty of general "paid time off", having dedicated sick time, would be a way to encourage people to stay home when they are sick, keeping the office off.