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This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.
Sanders and Trump Steamroll the Establishment in New Hampshire
20%+ victory for Sanders, and twice the vote totals of any other Republican for Trump will send shockwaves.
Broken Promises: Smaller Middle Class Has Less Room for Families
The decline of the middle class suggests fewer people feel they belong to the nation's economic and cultural bedrock.
Corporate Power Doesn’t Always Win: Remembering the Free Trade Area of the Americas
A decade ago, a transnational coalition beat back the largest corporate trade deal in history, the FTAA.
The Kochs Are Ghostwriting the United States’ Story
Progressives need to fight back with their own “metanarrative” against the tall tales of the right wing.
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We Resist, We Survive: Leonard Peltier and Imprisoned Indians
How many letters will you write home that begin, “please don't let me die in prison”?
Why a New Trade Deal Has Put Genetically Modified Crop Concerns in the Spotlight
Civil society groups have been voicing concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for three years.
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Labor Movement Needs to Organize Against Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association
If unions lose Friedrichs, the fallout might ruin labor for a generation or more.
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Immigrant Rights Affect Us All
Immigrant rights advocates judging President Obama's legacy will likely remember this president as the “deporter - in - chief.”
Larry Yarbrough: A Case for Clemency
Larry Yarbrough has spent more than 20 years serving a life without parole sentence for possession of a single ounce of cocaine.