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The STOP Walmart Act Is Rewriting the Rules of Stock Buybacks
The STOP Walmart Act prohibits large companies from stock buybacks unless they make investments in their workers.
Amazon HQ2 Won’t Improve Quality of Life for New York and Virginia Residents
Amazon's new headquarter deals are a welfare package for the richest man in the world.
New York and Virginia Are Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare
Jeff Bezos earns $191,000 per minute and states across the US continue to give Amazon massive tax cuts.
Inside the #MeToo Revolt at Google
What the walkout at Google can tell us about organizing the tech sector.
The Narrowness of Mainstream Economics Is About to Unravel
We will all be better off when the depth and scope of capitalism's problems are openly debated.
In Iowa, Groundbreaking Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing
Despite being founded on the basis of social justice, Grinnell College is trying to bust its unions.
Wells Fargo Enriches Its Shareholders While Laying Off Workers
Wells Fargo's CEO says the company has an “excess of capital,” despite the fact that it is laying off workers.
Learning From 3.7 Percent Unemployment: It’s More Than Just a Number
If we don’t push the unemployment rate as low as possible, then we are needlessly keeping millions out of work.
How Labor Helped Bring Down Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner
Rebuking the anti-labor agendas of GOP governors, voters elected Democrats in Wisconsin and Illinois.
The First Guaranteed Basic Income Program Designed for Single Black Moms
The Magnolia Mother's Trust is the first of its kind that specifically targets single Black mothers.