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Economy & Labor
Barred From Striking, Airline Food Workers Seek Other Ways to Protest
Frustration is growing among unionized airport workers, who are denied the right to strike under a 1926 law.
California Seniors Protest Eviction With “Walker Brigade”
The eviction notices come as the whole state contends with skyrocketing housing costs.
Unions Fighting Single-Payer Are Fighting Against Their Workers’ Interests
Medicare for All would disrupt union contracts to turn health care from a bargaining chip into a right.
New NAFTA Curtails Corporate Tribunals, But Loopholes Remain
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement blocks many but not all corporations from suing governments over investors’ rights.
It’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay
The practice of suing patients isn’t new for Southeastern Emergency Physicians or its parent company TeamHealth.
The Broader Democratic Socialist Program Won Over Culinary Workers
Many members of the Culinary Workers Union believe Sanders can unite voters over issues other than health care.
Women Confront Ugly Harassment at Beauty Products Plant
After much organizing, the Illinois attorney general’s office has opened its own investigation into Voyant Beauty.
Trump Budget Would Cut Temporary Assistance for Needy Families by $21 Billion
The budget also would impose new spending restrictions that could prompt states to cut basic assistance.
Bloomberg’s 2008 Story About the Great Recession Is Still Racist and Untrue
A video of Michael Bloomberg blaming the financial crash on efforts to fight redlining is making the rounds again.
The Next Economic Recession Will Likely Come From Climate Crisis
Extreme weather caused by climate change could lead to a recession “the likes of which we've never seen before.”