Welcome to Labor Day 2019, workers and robots....

In Friday's Daily Countable, we asked: Which songs define work in America?

Your answers included classics by Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, and The Beatles.

And, of course, Dolly Parton's "9-5," Huey Lewis & The News' "Workin For A Livin," and Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job and Shove it."

There weren't only suggestions from the previous century. You also suggested recent(ish) tunes: Breaking Benjamin's "I Will Not Bow," Rihanna's "Work," and First Aid Kit's "Waitress Song."

And so, without further exposition, head here for Countable's Labor Day Playlist.

What do you think of the Countable Community's Labor Day Playlist?

On the Radar

Compensating College Athletes

As fans enjoyed the first full Saturday of the college football season, support is growing for bipartisan legislation in Congress - and the California legislature - that could fundamentally change how student-athletes are compensated.

Both bills would aim to force the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the largest amateur sports organization in the U.S., to allow student-athletes to earn income from endorsements under the “Olympic model” while retaining their amateur status and athletic scholarships. Under current NCAA bylaws, student-athletes are prohibited from earning endorsement income and violations can result in a loss of eligibility.

The Student-Athlete Equity Act would revoke the tax-exempt status of amateur sports organizations like the NCAA unless they allow student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, or likeness.

College sports are a multi-billion dollar industry for universities, and in recent years the NCAA itself has exceeded $1 billion in annual revenue. They have also been rocked by several high-profile scandals in which college athletic programs or boosters associated with them were found to be paying student-athletes under the table. 

Should student-athletes be able to earn income from their name, image, and likeness?

Under the Radar

Countable's Summer 2019 Bill Acronym Bracket: The Championship

In honor of the final week of the summer congressional recess - and politicians’ penchant for the pithy bill acronyms - we’ve put together another tournament in which you — Countable users — choose the best bill acronym of the 116th Congress.

After the semi-finals and finals, we've reached the championship. It's now:

Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act 

vs.

Welfare Of Our Friends! (WOOF!) Act

Which bill has the better acronym? Vote here!

How do you feel about the congressional recess entering its last week?

What You're Saying

Here's how you're answering Should the Fish & Wildlife Service Publish Data Used to Make Endangered Species Act Decisions Online?