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How Trump Could Kill a Plan to Get You Overtime Pay
A rule that could get overtime pay for four million workers is in limbo, and Trump will help decide whether it survives.
Agroecology Is Booming in Argentina
Organic agriculture is rapidly expanding in Argentina as part of a backlash against a model that has disappointed producers and is starting to worry consumers.
Marsha Blackburn, a Diehard Net Neutrality Foe, Is Now in Charge of a Powerful House Subcommittee
Blackburn's uninformed opinions show that she's more concerned about protecting the profit margins of companies.
Trump and Trade: The Perils for Agriculture
Donald Trump has taken aim at free trade agreements. What could renegotiation look like?
Matt Taibbi Chronicles Election of “Billionaire Hedonist” Donald Trump
We look at the rise of Trump and those joining his administration.
At the Birthplace of Auto Workers’ Sit-Down Strikes, Locked Out for Eight Months and Counting
Workers have twice voted no on Honeywell's proposals to eliminate cost-of-living increases and retiree health care, freeze pensions and curtail overtime pay.
Republican Part-Time Nation: Going Involuntary
The share of workers who are employed part-time is virtually the same today as it was when the ACA was fully implemented.
While Oil Front Group Touts Cheap Fossil Fuel to Low-Income Families, Industry Negotiates Deal to Drive World Oil Prices Up
Consumers are already feeling the impact of oil's rise.
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.