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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Treasury Department Cracks Down on Corporate Inversions, and More
The Treasury Department proposed new rules that would “wipe out” the massive tax benefits of the largest corporate inversion in US history.
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Two Losses for Bosses: SCOTUS Rules Against Walmart, Wells Fargo in Class-Action Suits
The Supreme Court made more decisions unfavorable to corporate executives in the wake of Antonin Scalia's death.
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Despite School District’s Legal Threats, Chicago Teachers Stage One-Day Political Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union officially walked out for the day over what they say is an unfair labor practice.
Amid Price Plunge, North American Oil and Gas Workers Seek Transition to Renewable Sector
As oil prices continue to drop, workers laid off by the shale bust in the U.S. are also transitioning.
Largest Pay Raise for US Workers in History? New York and California Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike
Advocates are calling it one of the largest pay raises for US workers in the history of the country.
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Bathroom Bills and the Policing of Trans Life
In fighting anti-trans bathroom bills, we should stay focused on policing's violence against trans and queer people of color.
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After “Friedrichs” Victory, US Labor Can’t Take It Easy: We Have a World to Win
After the Friedrichs Supreme Court victory, it is time for the US labor movement to celebrate — and then to mobilize.
How Corporate Media and the Political Establishment Have Tried to Orchestrate the Democratic Primary
They wanted to declare it over before actual voters could vote.
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Don’t Forget, Trans People Are Loved
As the hate and vitriol of a group of Tennessee anti-trans lobbyists breathed new life into anti-trans student bill, the North Carolina General Assembly took even more extreme action …
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