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Economy & Labor
The Lobbyists Behind Senate Failure to Advance Minimum Wage Increase
Twenty low-wage dependent trade groups band together to shut down the Senate's minimum wage hike, although the majority of Americans support raising the federal minimum wage.
Economic Update: Shameful Economics
Updates on Alabama prison/slave labor; automobile irrationalities; the California drought; and more.
“We Need to End the Fossil Fuel Age”: Music Legend Neil Young Protests Keystone XL Pipeline
The legendary Canadian musician Neil Young joined Saturday's protest against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, DC.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super-Rich Don’t Make Money by Hard Work, and More
For most of our lives, we've been taught that hard work pays off, but most of the super-rich don't make their money by working hard, and more.
Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions
South Carolina is a high-poverty state with a racially diverse population. And, like many comparable states across the Deep South, SC is a right to work state.
The Enemies of Economic Stimulus
Private enterprises, the military and the super-rich are among those buying politicians and hurting the working class.
The Power of Co-Ops
Co-Ops can be a successful and economically viable option for artists and workers in expensive cities.
Ralph Nader on TPP, GM Recall, Nuclear Power and the “Unstoppable” Left-Right Anti-Corporate Movement
Ralph Nader discusses his latest book, "Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State."
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unraveling?
President Obama returns from East Asia empty-handed after Japan rejects bilateral agreement - but if the TPP moves forward, will it be in the interest of most Americans?
In Landmark Ruling, US Ordered to Release Memo Behind Targeted Killings of US Citizens
In a major development chipping away at the secrecy of the Obama administration's drone wars, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to release a legal memo that …