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Economy & Labor
Whether Waiting Tables or Harvesting Food, Fair Labor Is Still About Civil Rights
Standing up to harassment at work is a choice between earning enough tips to put food on their tables or not.
The World Bank’s Troubling Vision for the Future of Work
The bank advocates extensive labor market deregulation.
A New David and an Old Goliath: Africa and the Tobacco Industry
Smoking still kills more people than opioids.
Trump’s Scandal-Plagued Labor Board Will Soon Be Back to Full Strength
Republicans look set this week to fill the vacancy on President Trump's embattled National Labor Relations Board.
Red-State Teachers Continue to Press Their Demands as Walkouts, Protests Capture Public Support
Teachers in right-to-work states want fully funded schools.
New York State’s Big Middle Finger to the Republican Tax Plan
New Yorkers will be able to get around the new tax law's limit on the deductibility of state and local taxes.
The Federal Attack on Sex Workers’ Rights Is a Threat to Everyone’s Free Speech
Increased censorship will put the lives of sex workers at greater risk.
Arizona Teachers’ Strike Is the Answer to Years of Tax Cuts and Neglect of Education
Teachers in red states are fighting back against decades of GOP neglect.
Quit Rates Jump to 17-Year High in March
This is also coinciding with some evidence of an uptick in wage growth.
Economic Update: Winds of System Change
This week's episode discusses how the French strikes protect workers' gains and much more.