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iPhone Workers Are 25 Times More Exploited Than 19th-Century Textile Workers
A Foxconn worker overwhelmingly spends their work day producing wealth for others (capitalists).
Big Banks Are Shifting Mortgages Made Riskier by Climate Change Onto Taxpayers
Researchers hope to spur debate about lending policies for regions increasingly at risk in a warming world.
Union Members Demand a Voice in Presidential Endorsements
Several unions are responding to members' criticisms of how endorsements were made in 2016.
Graduate Workers Will Fight Like Hell to Stop the Trump Labor Board’s New Rule
Trump's NLRB is attempting to strip grad students of their union rights by refusing to recognize them as “workers.”
Corporate Lobbyists Aim to Steer Trump Away From Tariffs
Corporate giants are hiring lobbyists with ties to the Trump administration to steer it away from high tariffs.
Trump Labor Department’s New Overtime Pay Rule Leaves Behind Millions of Workers
Roughly 8.2 million workers will be left behind by the new rule.
Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
“I don't think billionaires should exist,” Sanders says.
Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda Has Been Driven by Corporations
Even corporations that are pushing back against Trump's deregulations are doing it to protect their bottom lines.
Donald Trump’s Plan for Winning the China Trade War: Lying
Most of us really would be better off with Trump losing his trade war with China.
Desperate Central Bankers Grab for More Power
Central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift yet more power from government to themselves.