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Economy & Labor
Breaking the Chains: Can Labor Unions Organize Retail Workers?
Retail is the nation's largest employer. But in recent decades, retail unionism has taken a steep fall.
US Workers Who Make BPA Have Enormous Loads of It in Their Bodies
Some workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found.
Wall Street’s Win-Win With Trump
Most Wall Street bigwigs sided with Hillary Clinton in 2016 but now have adroitly shifted affections to Donald Trump.
Elizabeth Warren Promotes Banking Rights for Marijuana Industry
Warren is pushing to create a framework that would allow marijuana-based businesses to access the banking system.
Billionaires Celebrate Their Own Social Security Freedom Day
Tax Freedom Day is an anti-government propaganda gimmick where the billionaire class suggests we stop “working for the government.”
ALEC “Pay to Play” on Display in Washington, DC
Watch for these initiatives coming to ALEC-controlled statehouses in the form of model bills and resolutions.
Oregon’s Higher Education Funding Woes Continue Unabated
public universities in Oregon must still confront their budget prospects and the impacts on the students they serve.
Inside the Coal Industry’s Rhetorical Playbook
Analysts agree that the major front in the “war on coal” lies within the market itself.
No Al Gasolinazo Protesters Block Train Near US-Mexico Border in Nogales, Sonora
The Mexican government issued a 20 percent increase in gas prices, and protests quickly erupted all over Mexico.
Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
The effort in Kentucky follows a playbook utilized by Team Koch in Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and West Virginia.