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Economy & Labor
House Pushes Back on Postal Service Privatization With Financial Relief Bill
The bipartisan bill would ease the financial challenges that critics have used to justify privatization.
Coronavirus Highlights Need for Paid Sick Leave in the US
Staying home when sick isn't possible for workers employed in a tough-it-out workplace culture without paid sick leave.
Financial Transactions Taxes Are No Longer a “Fringe” Idea
Financial transactions taxes are gaining traction among centrists, including Wall Street types.
Nearly Eight Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Seattle
Thousands of hospital workers in the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle walked out January 28 on a three-day strike.
The Push to Create Co-ops Is Energizing a New Generation of Socialists
Socialists are in a good position to contest the 21st century’s struggle among economic systems.
Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees
Paraeducators are taking an active role in the Brookline Educators Union in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Biden’s Failure to Confront His History on Social Security Isn’t Reassuring
Joe Biden’s assurances on Social Security shouldn’t count for much.
Uber and Lyft Price-Gouge Customers Trying to Flee Seattle Shooting
The rideshare giants claim that it was an algorithmic mistake. But automation is no excuse for exploitation.
Women Perform 12.5 Billion Hours of Unpaid Labor Every Day
If compensated for the care work they perform, women worldwide would be owed $10.8 trillion.
Workers Shut Down the Louvre. The French Labor Strike Is Here to Stay.
The working class is in an uproar against Macron’s attacks on retirement benefits and they will not back down.