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Economy & Labor
Republicans Set to Lose a Vote, if Mississippi Union Dispute Goes Before NLRB
If confirmed by the Senate, William Emanuel will have to sit out disputes involving Nissan because he represented the company while working for a union-busting firm.
Fed Up With Washington, DC? Look to Washington State
In the face of gridlock at the federal level, Seattle is leading the way towards a more just economy.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Leaders
This week's episode discusses the Senate's dueling health bills, minimum wage cuts and more.
Lessons From Vermont: What the State’s Successes and Setbacks Should Teach Us About Single-Payer
Lawmakers could learn valuable lessons from activists working to enact Vermont's single-payer health care law.
Poverty Wages, Deportations, Wage Theft, Cockroaches: Farmworkers Demand Dignity From Ben & Jerry’s
Migrant workers are using direct actions to force Ben & Jerry's to raise employment standards across the supply chain.
Why We Need to Save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Since its inception, the bureau has acted repeatedly to stop financial institutions from harming consumers.
GOP Cuts Would Devastate Social Programs Already Struggling to Meet the Needs of the Poor, Nonprofits Warn
Nonprofit providers can supplement the social safety net, but they can't replace it.
Republicans in Several States Are Lowering the Minimum Wage
With the political world focused on the health care battle, Republicans in at least four states seek to cut wages.
How Rich Would Bill Gates Be Without His Copyright on Windows?
That Bill Gates has gotten rich as a result of these protections is a result of government policy, not an inevitable outcome of technological progress.
New Study Undercuts Trump FCC Chair’s Justification for Rolling Back Net Neutrality
An influential paper cited by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in his campaign against net neutrality has been found to be “riddled with factual errors.”