Showing posts with label child labor laws. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child labor laws. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2026

Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections

"If federal standards are eroded, then they have nothing in place to protect minors from hazardous work, exploitative conditions, being over-scheduled, all these types of violations that we're already seeing in across the country," said Mast...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/child-labor-protections-republicans


 

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Jeffrey Tucker, MAHA Dandy (Conspirituality podcast, #281)

“Meet the man who built RFK Jr’s kitchen cabinet” goes the title of a recent investigative article in Politico. Yet that man, Jeffrey Tucker, is much more than that. In fact, you can make the case, as Politico does, that Tucker is one of the main driving forces behind MAHA.

We’ve covered Tucker before on this podcast, including two previous interviews with his estranged daughter, Julia—who Matthew talks to in segment 2. Derek then talks to Duke professor Gavin Yamey, who was cited in the Politico article as well.

Before that, we return to Jeffrey Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute, architect of the Great Barrington Declaration, a romantic faux-libertarian who wants to see the return of childhood smoking and the demise of child labor laws and seat belts, and, as Politico uncovered, a man who had to leave a prominent position at a libertarian think tank due to accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Friday, December 15, 2023

Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs - The New York Times

After questions from The Times, the department is revisiting several cases, including two fatalities. None of the deaths in this story have resulted in any child labor fines...

Friday, July 7, 2023

Boy, 16, dies in sawmill accident in Wisconsin | Wisconsin | The Guardian

"To stop violations of child labor laws, we need more funding for enforcement, higher penalties, and clear, attainable ways to hold lead corporations accountable for violations in their supply chains," Gerstein told the Guardian...

Sunday, May 7, 2023








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