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How the Restaurant Lobby Makes Sure Fast-Food Workers Get Poverty Wages
Fast-food workers feed their families on a pittance while the big corporations resist fair pay and sick leave.
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Our Triple Jobs Problem
If you hear somebody talking about the US 'jobs problem,' ask them which one they mean, says Alejandro Reuss, who points to three key issues.
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Another War Is Not the Answer
Where we are now in a potential war with Syria; why entering a war would be illegal, immoral and imprudent; and what we should do instead, according to David …
The Pivot to Africa, The Startling Size, Scope, and Growth of US Military Operations on the African Continent
From the Middle East to South America, the Pentagon is increasingly engaged in shadowy operations whose details emerge piecemeal and are rarely examined in a comprehensive way. Nowhere is …
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The So-Called Strict Constructionist Justices – Lessons from Hoffman Plastics
The Supreme Court majority has made it more attractive for employers to violate immigration laws by hiring workers suspected of not being in this country legally.
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“Wage Theft Comics: Crime and Justice”: What to Do About Bosses Not Paying Up
Wage theft, in all its many forms, is rampant across all industries, but it hurts low-wage workers the most.
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Recognizing ALL Our Laborers
September 2 was Labor Day. And clearly, there is no better way to celebrate workers is to require them to endure long, stressful shifts while the rest of us …
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Obama’s Political Capital and the Slippery Slope of Syria
"Time and again we have seen domestic agendas succumb to military adventures abroad — both because the military-industrial-congressional complex drains money that might otherwise be used for domestic goals," …