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Economy & Labor
Wall Street Donors Are Reportedly Pushing Biden to Fire FTC Chair
The Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against several major merger proposals under Lina Khan's leadership.
Unionized Autoworkers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital
The bosses who are blocking the auto workers’ demands are also architects of war and oil-driven planetary destruction.
Big Real Estate Says Regulations Caused Housing Crisis, But They Wrote the Rules
The problem with our housing system is that by design some people stand to make a lot of money from the lack of supply.
Strikes May Cost Warner Bros. 10 Times More Than Demands of WGA Would Have
WGA and SAG-AFTRA are demanding changes to residual pay as well as worker protections against AI.
Employers and Trade Associations Are Resisting Heat Protections for Workers
Few states have rules mandating that all outdoor workers have access to water, rest and shade.
Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis
The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote.
The Law Was Used to Crush the Industrial Workers of the World a Century Ago
Many workers today are finding that the law remains a cage in exactly the way the IWW anticipated, says Ahmed White.
Unemployment Ticked Up to 3.8 Percent in August — But Not Because of Layoffs
August jobs numbers show the threat of spiraling inflation appears to be shrinking.
Biden Admin Proposes Long-Awaited Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
The regulations are the first of their kind, but some workers say they don't go far enough.
Women Have Finally Recovered Jobs Lost Since 2020, But Not Equally
Black women are still experiencing an unemployment rate that is about twice that of white women.