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Landlords in LA Push for Tenants to Bear Costs of Earthquake Retrofits
Possible rent increases under LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed earthquake retrofit program could prove one hike too many for the city's tenants.
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Web of Secrecy Surrounds Federal Half-a-Billion Handout to Charter Schools
The public is being kept in the dark about which states have applied for the lucrative grants.
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The GOP Is Taking the Texas Women’s Health Crisis National
Texas lawmakers might have blazed the trail in steamrolling reproductive health access.
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Job Growth Weakens in August
The rate of wage growth was under 2.0 percent for the last three months.
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Central American “Springs” Foregone
Democracy in the region has continuously been deemed a threat by Washington, so much so that state terror has been used to crush it.
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In Illinois, New Law Limits Jail Time for Poor People Who Commit Certain Crimes
The prevalence of pretrial detention has a negative effect.
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Monthly Drone Report, August 2015: 32 US Strikes Hit Afghanistan Alone
US actions continue in Afghanistan, eight months after combat operations officially ended.
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Police in Texas Hospital Shoot Patient in the Chest
The patient's brother wasn't surprised that police came so close to fatally shooting his younger sibling in a space designed to care for people.
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Walmart and Walker: Always Low Wages
What do Gov. Scott Walker and Walmart have in common? They talk pay raises in public while cheating their workers of pay.
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NLRB Decision Could Mean Excellent News for Fast-Food and Other Low-Wage Workers
The National Labor Relations Board redefined the standards for determining when more than one firm will be considered “joint employers.”