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Economy & Labor
Five Steps Toward Ending the Black Homeownership Crisis in the US
In the absence of national leadership, some tactical solutions to closing the racial gap in homeownership.
Congress Finally Introduces Bill to Address Sexual Harassment at Work
The bill takes aim at nondisclosure agreements that prevent workers from speaking out.
Defending Undocumented Nannies, House Cleaners and Caregivers
For immigrant families targeted by Trump, the trauma is real and long-lasting.
Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?
In this excerpt from “The Case for a Maximum Wage,” author Sam Pizzigati argues that a maximum wage is possible.
ICE and Border Patrol Unions Cheer Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
There are signs that the Trump administration has been influenced by the political efforts of these unions.
DC Council Wants to Repeal Voter-Backed Minimum Wage Initiative
A fair wage for restaurant workers is apparently something the DC Council doesn’t approve of.
We Are Nurses and We Won’t Back Down
Some 1,800 nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington took to the picket lines for two days.
National Insecurity in the United States of Inequality
It's time to rethink the American national security state with its annual trillion-dollar budget.
Inside the Koch Family’s 60-Year Anti-Union Campaign That Gave Us “Janus”
Right-to-work is part of the Koch vision.
Corporations and Mainstream Media Trumpet the “Horrors” of Higher Wages
The rich are using their control over the political process to get an ever larger share of the economic pie.