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Economy & Labor
How Will the Courts Handle the Trump Emoluments Cases?
Ethics watchdogs are worried Trump is trying to enrich himself unconstitutionally under the foreign emoluments clause.
Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines
Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.
Amazon’s Defeat Galvanizes Movement to End Billion-Dollar Corporate Welfare
New York State Assemblymember Ron Kim discusses the movement that stopped Amazon's HQ2.
Finding Reparations for the Drug War in the Legalized Pot Industry
Portland is directing grants to weed shop owners in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.
Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations
The role of the farm as a site of labor struggle reveals that Honduran workers’ fight doesn't begin at the U.S. border.
The Key to Cheap Drugs: Pay Research Costs Upfront
Government-granted patent monopolies are the cause of high drug prices.
After Superstorm Sandy’s Rain, Cooperatives Sprang Up Like Mushrooms
Members of The Working World, which helped start and sustain the co-ops, discuss their strategies.
A Green New Deal for American Labor?
Significant forces in the labor movement are actively opposed to a Green New Deal.
Teacher Strikes Are Rattling Washington
Teacher pay was front and center at the House Education Committee meeting.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s War on Credit Scores Is a Big Deal
Algorithms used in credit scoring appear to disproportionately target Black and Latinx people for low scores.