Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
It appears that the worker takeover of what remains of industrial America will be short lived. The other day the Senate shot down the possibility of bankruptcy judges being able to alter the terms of first mortgages, citing the "sanctity of contracts." Considering that the big worry here is how to finance the commitments to retired workers, it will be interesting how much concern these same Senators for the contracts of auto workers.
From the wires:
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