Signed by roosevelt in 1938 made the minimum wage the law of the land. 70 years later america is locked in a partisan debate about raising the federal minimum by 7. 25. No matter where you stand, theres no arguing. When you adjust it for inflation, the wage is lower than the minimum wage in 1968. In todays dollar the wage back then was 10. 94 an hour. President obama backs a democratic bill that would raise this to 12 an hour. Today, hundreds of thousands of disabled workers throughout this country are earning as little as 2 an hour. Sometimes less. Another part of the fair labour standards act allows employers to pay americans with physical and mental disabilities less than the minimum wage. The intent was to encourage businesses to hire people they wouldnt higher. The law says that disabled workers can be paid based on how much they produce. Theres no minimum wage for the disabled. Low pay is not the only issue. Disabled workers are segregated fromable bodied workers in what are know
Change in the criminal Justice System. A key part reducing the sentences that many consider excessive for minor drug crimes. Much identified is in need of change, places like this, the streets of the Nations Capital city with what became known as americas drug laws. If you remember dc in the early 1990s, it may help you underwhat happened to rudolph norris. They were high times, cocaine and crack so easy to get, it seemed like everyone was using. Even the mayor. At guy like rudy norris could easily get caught up in the life. Reporter you were not an angel. I was not an angel. I was far from angel. You were this the light. Cost me 27 years of my life. He was caught with an ounce of crack. Half a candy bars worth, a relatively minor drug offense. You werent armed. No, i wasnt armed. You didnt hurt anybody. I didnt hurt anyone. But you went to prison. I went to prison. What was the sentence. 360 months, a 30 year sentence. In prison he was his own advocate, learning the system. That was m
And struggles many africanamericans say they are facing because of lawmakers in washington we begin in iowa, the 2016 president ial candidates are making a push to gather support a day before the state caucuses. Most of the contenders spent the week meeting locals to discuss the economy, health care and foreign policy, hoping to prove they are the most qualified of the United States. The whole country is waiting to see the results in iowa, watching up with polls where on the republican side donald trump is leading by 26 points according to real clear politics. Senator ted cruz is behind him, and you have marco rubio in third place. Lets go to the other side of the aisle. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is in first place with 50 of the vote. And Bernie Sanders follows her with 38 , while former governor Tashfeen Malik is a distant third. Al jazeeras correspondent is live on the ground in demoyne with more on the final day of campaigning before the caucus. You are there, what a
Who designed a buy ontic eye. Im phil torres, im an entomologist. Today, Technology Performance miracles. The suit thats helping paralyzed people walk again. Thats our team, now lets do some science. Hi guys, welcome to techknow. Im phil torres and im here with kosta and marita. Now, scientists are detecting millions of earthquakes around the world. What technology do you study to help mitigate them . Here is San Franciscos bay bridge. They absorb the areas of the earthquake while leaving the rest of the infrastructure intact. Really, really cool. Lets check it out. Rising from the San Francisco bay is the newest architectural jewel of northern california. The new bay bridge, which connects San Francisco and oakland, is now open for business. And what a sight it is to see roughly 280,000 vehicles travel the east and westbound lanes each day. Its now the widest bridge in direction. This is six years worth of round the clock time lapse video of the new 2. 2 mile east span. The project co