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McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s franchisees face ‘convict leasing’ suit in Alabama
Restaurant Dive via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoFranchisees of McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King and Wendy’s face a class action...
Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses — like...
Alabama Prisoners Sue State Over 'Modern-Day Slavery’ Work Programs
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCurrent and former prisoners in Alabama filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday arguing that the...
Federal court asked to block Alabama parole policy amid ‘convict leasing’ allegations
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA group of current and formerly incarcerated people alleging state prisons are using slave labor...
Has anything in your life been better with Biden? Letters to the Editor, Aug. 13, 2023
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTobia and the Peter Principle Two articles in the Aug. 10 edition of FLORIDA TODAY ("County says no...
Novel set in 1960s presents home-grown civil rights activism | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis debut novel, "Moonrise Over New Jessup," is truly impressive, powerful and original, dealing...
'Modern day slavery': Lawmakers, advocates seek change after Republic prison labor investigation
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoReacting to an investigation by The Arizona Republic and KJZZ, lawmakers and advocates are calling...
One of America’s Most Sinister Modern Sins Can Begin to Be Fixed
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty and Wikimedia CommonsIn December 1866, an...
Lawsuit says prison labor system in Alabama amounts to 'modern-day form of slavery'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCurrent and former prisoners are suing Alabama, fast food franchisees and other beneficiaries of the state's prison labor system they say is a “modern-day form of slavery” where incarcerated ...
Louisiana Election Day: Who's on ballot; what are the constitutional amendments?
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana voters will choose a U.S. senator on Election Day Tuesday as well as decide whether to...