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Is Amazon the US’s Most Anti-Worker Company?
The company seeks out “union avoidance” consultants and staff with a knowledge of anti-union tactics.
How Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to a Great Depression
Trump's actions will have unexpected global consequences.
The GOP’s New Tax Plan: A Distraction That Could Throw the Midterm Elections
The timing of this legislation -- which would make permanent many of the tax cuts from the original plan -- is no mistake.
Missing in Action: The Poor and Their Stories in Mainstream Media
Americans who barely made it through the recent recession now find themselves in worsening conditions.
The Tax Cut and the Pay Increase: Halfway There
Shareholders will pocket the bulk of the tax cut through stock buybacks and increased dividend payouts.
Renegade Capitalism: How Our Economy Was Designed to Plunder You
U.S. protectionism violates capitalism's free-market principle.
Blistering UN Report: Trump Administration Is Intentionally Exacerbating Inequality
Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty, discusses more.
Most Medicaid Enrollees Who Can Work Already Do. They Just Aren’t Paid Enough.
Employed Medicaid recipients tend to work jobs with few benefits, which is why they need Medicaid.
Over 90 Percent of UPS Teamsters Just Voted to Strike
It’s up to the rank-and-file now.
From Trade War to Class War: Screw Pfizer’s Drug Patents
These government-granted monopolies are forms of protectionism.