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Labor
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Third Parties Eager to Disrupt the Presidential Race and the Two-Party System
This election season, third-party candidates are fighting for votes, media coverage and debate time like never before.
Verizon Strike Exposes Broader Shifts in Telecom Labor Conditions
The effects of labor outsourcing and the end of landlines undergird the Verizon strike by CWA and IBEW union members.
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A Truly Gruel-ing Election
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Electrify the Rail System for a Just Transition From Fossil Fuels
An industry that was recently riding high, carrying massive bulk shipments of coal, is now suffering symptoms of withdrawal.
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Primary Pandemonium
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Is Donald Trump the “Duck Dynasty” Version of Ronald Reagan?
We have seen something like Trump before — we saw it with Ronald Reagan.
In Saving for Your Future, Are You Supporting Drone Attacks and Prisons?
Vanguard Group mutual fund investors are likely helping finance companies that profit from drone wars and mass incarceration.
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So Sue Them: What We’ve Learned About the Debt Collection Lawsuit Machine
ProPublica spent years gathering data to shed light on how debt collectors use the courts.
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Contamination Revealed at Largest US Air Force Base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa
These cases may be the tip of the iceberg of health effects on both US service members and Okinawans near the base.
Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man): Disappearing Money and Opportunistic Candidates
The two leading candidates have taken advantage of numerous tax “efficiency” strategies that make money evaporate.