The story raises interesting points. The main fault is that is is framed in words and slected sources with an apparent attempt to attack and divide Democrats. It seems contrived to portray internal conflict. This detracts from some of the points worthy of balanced discussion. Strong unions and education that supports and lifts all parts of our democratic society are worthy subjects and goals, in my opinion. Relatively unsupported complaints that they are being ignored or refused seem over-emphasized relative to any positive advocacy that they be addressed going forward.

This story goes beyond the usual Democrat vs. Republican "dichotomy" treatment and looks at persistent human needs. It's not a judgement on what government should be doing, but it exposes what it is and isn't doing, compared to the general perception. I learned a lot from this one.

This is a truly important topic, inartfully told. The union group has a point, that there are economic inequalities built into the system--but then fails to explain that a recent survey showed that some 60 percent of Americans would support legislation to allow them to join a union. Why this in not mentioned is a mystery--unless you factor in that the reporter may not be very familiar with the history of the union movement. The article does not explain how important black and Latino votes were to Democrats as swing votes that actually got candidates elected. Curiously, it doesn't really show how the minimum wage would help---and there are all kinds of numbers available in DC for reference. The reporter has a truly important ... More »