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Sanders Derides Congress for Fully Funding Military Amid Housing Crisis
“It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families,” the Vermont senator said.
Amazon Workers Threaten Holiday Strike If Company Keeps Refusing to Bargain
The strike could hit major hubs in New York and California during one of the busiest sales seasons of the year.
The Global South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Crisis. Reform Is Urgent.
The coming debt crisis will surpass that of the 1980s and disproportionately impact women, economist Ilene Grabel warns.
Manchin, Sinema Block Renomination of Key NLRB Board Member, a Win for Trump
Lauren McFerran has been blocked from returning to the NLRB, meaning that Trump can name her successor in January.
This Decades-Old Legal Loophole Allows Billionaires to Avoid Medicare Taxes
Most working Americans have to pay Medicare taxes, but some of Wall Street’s richest figures found a way to opt out.
Trump’s Pick to Lead FTC Wants to Roll Back Regulations and End “War on Mergers”
Andrew Ferguson’s agenda also reportedly includes ditching “novel and legally dubious consumer protection cases.”
Nursing Home Industry Is Pushing Trump to Rescind Biden’s Safe Staffing Mandate
Rejecting the mandate would leave thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care.
Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board
Trump’s NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on rolling back workers’ gains.
Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Has More Than Doubled Over the Past Decade
Driven by massive inequality, the world's richest grew their fortune from $6.3 trillion to $14 trillion.
After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections
Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.