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Workers Face Retirement With Fear as GOP Refuses to Back Pension Protection Bill
Workers and retirees didn’t create the pension crisis. But Republicans want them to pay for it.
AI Algorithms Intended to Catch Welfare Fraud Often Punish the Poor Instead
These tools are often built on the assumption that fraud among the poor is endemic. In fact, it is rare.
Residents of Detroit Are Fighting Back After Foreclosure Crisis
Detroit overtaxed residents by $600 million in property taxes, causing the crisis.
Medicare for All Helps Unions by Taking Health Care Off the Bargaining Table
When health care is treated as a universal right, bosses cannot use it as a bargaining tool against workers.
Spectrum Workers Are on the US’s Longest Strike. When Will the Company Listen?
After three long years, the Spectrum workers of New York City are beginning to feel forgotten.
Trump Says His Budget Doesn’t Cut Social Security — But Mnuchin Admits It Does
The treasury secretary's comments came days after Trump said that he is “not touching” the program.
Will Climate Change Provoke a Widespread Revival of Socialism?
The fate of our species and the planet demands no less.
Trump’s Paid Leave Proposal Could Be Inaccessible to Low-Income Workers
Letting states create their own programs would likely produce stark disparities in the scope of coverage across states.
Trump’s New Budget Is Not Only Immoral — It’s Also Unaffordable
Enriching Pentagon contractors to the tune of more than $300 billion every year is not remotely affordable.
Facing Skyrocketing Rents, Santa Cruz Grad Students Go on Strike
Grad student workers went on a wildcat grading strike in December and began a full strike on February 10.