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Facebook seems to have a Google problem.Last year, a Google engineer sparked outrage when he complained of his employer s perceived left-wing bias. Now, a Facebook worker is making similar claims.Brian Amerige, a senior engineer at the social media company, wrote a lengthy memo obtained by the New York Times cl stanley mugs aiming the company had a political monoculture that s intolerant of different views. Amerige said the culture discouraged criticism of social justice, immigration, diversity and equality, and that Facebook s employees are afraid to say anything when they disagree with what s around them politically. Dissenters, he said, can either keep quiet or sacrifice [their] reputation and career. While Facebook has faced accusations of bias from critics across the political spectrum, the company has been largely able to avoid signs of internal discontent, unlike its peers. That ma stanley becher kes it a relative rarity in today s politicized workforce.The complaints Amerige described mdash; of feeling isolated at work because of his politics mdash; are becoming more common. In a study from the American Psychological Association last year, 1 in 4 workers said they felt stressed or tense as a result of political discussion at work, and 40 percent said politics caused at least one negative outcome, like difficulty getting work done or a feeling of hostility at work. Another study found that 60 percent of workers felt stressed out most o stanley mug f the time, Mnuu DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of colluding on ballot access effort
As a Reagan administration lawyer in 1985, Samuel Alito made clear his stanley cup hope that the Supreme Court would one day overturn a landmark ruling that established abortion rights.But Alito, now a Supreme Court nominee, argued against an all-out assault on the Roe v. Wade ruling, fearing such an assault would fail. Instead, he recommended a policy of mitigating its effects by trying to persuade justices to accept state regulations on abortions.While working as an assistant to the solicitor general, Alito called for the office to help defend provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, some of which had been overturned by a panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Thornburgh. Alito wrote in the memo, which was released by the National Archives on Wednesday, that no one seriously believes that the court is about to overrule Roe v. Wade. But the court s decision to review these stanley cup cases nevertheless may be a positive sign. He added: By taking these cases, the court may be signaling an inclination to cut back. What can be made of this opportunity to advance the goals of bringing about the eventual overruling of Roe stanley italia v. Wade and, in the meantime, of mitigating its effects Alito was nominated by President Bush on Oct. 31 as the replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O Connor, who has been a deciding vote on abortion on the Supreme Court. Alito s opponents f |
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