That’s right, all the activities I’ll be enjoying mentally over this jam-packed weekend with my feet up on my easy chair or maybe stretched out on a chaise lounge chair on our sun-drenched balcony overlooking hopefully a tranquil ocean or see me sleepwalking on the beach.

Join Michael in his discussion labor union organizer Daisy Pitkin as they discuss her riveting new book, On the Line, A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union which details the efforts of two brave women to unionize industrial laundry workers in Phoenix, Arizona.

A financial war against Russia has begun across the world with the launch of a series of sanctions that have never been applied before. Countries like the U.S., France, Germany, and Canada have all removed Russian banks from Swift while also freezing Russian foreign reserves in their jurisdictions. The U.S. has put sanctions on Russian sovereign debt and banks as well as imposed restrictions on exporting technology that could aid intelligence services and oil drilling to Russia and Belarus.

A common refrain from ordinary working Americans during the pandemic and in our current political climate has been, “I don’t know what to believe.” 

In 2021, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8%.  This figure is higher than anything America has seen in 30 years.  To understand what this means, consider what the CPI measures.  Included in the CPI is a basket of goods deemed relevant to the average American consumer. 

Localizing your marketing efforts will build brand recognition within your community and foster brand loyalty from consumers who support local businesses.

Avoid rainbow washing, celebrate intersectionality and more.

Figuring out the core values of your business or organization is not only necessary, it’s also vital. 

By now, we’ve learned that AI can execute many tasks just as well as humans — if not better. In the process, we’ve also learned that some tasks make more sense for AI to handle than others. Rote jobs like customer service or accounting are ideal for AI, while creative disciplines like designing or writing are a bit more complicated, though still possible to a certain degree. 

Who really won?

Citing irregularities in certain swing states, many still questioned who really won the Presidency.  Sound familiar?  Only this was the 1960 general election.  

PRophet teamed up with The Harris Poll, a leading independent research company, to better understand trends in the Public Relations industry, especially around comms-tech and AI. Please take 10-minutes to complete our survey. Your response is critical to understanding the industry’s needs for solutions to some of our biggest challenges and opportunities. 

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PR professionals have been looking for a plug-and-play measurement panacea for decades. That’s a problem, according to Katie Paine, founder of KD Paine Partners.

To write better in professional PR, we need a clear understanding of why we write in the first place – why, in effect, we’re paid to do what we do and what’s expected in return by those who employ us.

The poor semicolon. This humble punctuation mark can confuse even seasoned writers. Even its name, only half a colon, is sad and misleading.

Don’t worry, little guy. You’re so much more.

In May the head of the Food and Drug Administration warned that misinformation has become the leading cause of death in the United States.

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys’.”– Harmon Killebrew

There’s a lot of similarity between sports and political commentators and that’s a shame because most of it is shameful.

Ukrainian Violinist Assia Ahhatt said she has been privileged to represent her nation at venues worldwide and nothing, not even Putin and his murderous and unprovoked attack on her country, will stop her now!

The struggles of women in the workplace have been well documented.

The challenges range from discrimination to the gender pay gap, and the lingering concept that men are more effective in leadership roles. A recent study revealed that in fact, women get higher marks for leadership in mid-level and senior leadership roles, even when they serve in traditionally male-dominated industries. Women deserve equal consideration for promotion, pay equal to their male counterparts, and to be treated with equal respect.