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Progressives to Corporations: If You Want to Keep Workers, Pay Living Wages
Corporations fault unemployment benefits for labor shortages, but critics argue “starvation wages” are to blame.
Pharma Breaks Lobbying Record Defending High Drug Prices and Vaccine Patents
Democrats are pushing to negotiate lower drug prices through Medicare and expand global COVID vaccine production.
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state.
Trump’s “Big Lie” Could Hurt Republicans in 2022, GOP Pollster Says
By continuing to wrongly insist that fraud cost him the presidency, Trump's base might see no point in voting in 2022.
US-Made Border Crisis Persists Despite Biden’s About-Face on Refugee Cap
Biden’s continuation of Trump’s asylum policies is perpetuating the humanitarian crisis at the border.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, 3 Officers Present at George Floyd’s Murder
The officers are charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights and failing to provide medical care.
Less-Educated Workers Were Hardest Hit in Recession. That Hasn’t Changed.
Unemployment due to voluntary quits is still extraordinarily low.
Texas Democrats Fought GOP Voter Suppression Bill Through the Night
Democrats were able to remove language from the bill that was plucked straight from Jim Crow, but the fight isn't over.
GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Overrule Voters on Everything From Medicaid to Weed
At least 125 bills would change the ballot measure process in 28 states.
Trump Loyalist Who Attacked the Capitol Blames Fox News
Six months after the 2020 election, 70 percent of Republican voters remain skeptical that Biden actually won.