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7 Wealthiest Americans Have Enough Wealth to Cover a Third of $3.5T Budget Plan
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Larry Ellison pay almost no income tax.
House Democrats Want Medicare Expansion in Budget Reconciliation Bill
125 House Democrats introduced legislation last Friday that would lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
NLRB Is Reviewing a Rule Change That Has Helped Bosses Bust Unions for Decades
Under the Joy Silk doctrine, the NLRB may be able to effectively force bosses into recognition of a union.
On Labor Day, Let’s Support Member-Driven Unions, Fighting Against Oppression
We need an understanding of solidarity that recognizes how social oppression affects us all in and out of the workplace.
Texas Abortion Law Will Chill Online Advocacy Efforts for Reproductive Rights
The law could be used to silence those who seek to provide truthful information about reproductive options.
Thousands of Trump Supporters Answered Bannon’s Call to Seize GOP at Local Level
Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon called on supporters to exert more influence over how elections are run locally.
More Than 38,000 Species Are Now at Risk of Extinction, New Report Says
Human rights NGOs say current government policy will facilitate land grabs and fail to protect species from dying off.
Unemployment Benefits Created During COVID Reached Workers Historically Shut Out
As COVID unemployment benefits expire, it's clear that they disproportionately helped non-white, low-wage workers.
Art Museums Touted as Community Investments Are Actually Fueling Gentrification
When politicians, private real estate and art museums collaborate to “improve” neighborhoods, long-term residents lose.
Both Government and International Community Are Failing Tunisia Amid COVID Spike
The inequality between the Global North and the Global South remains the major factor of having late access to vaccines.