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Economy & Labor
Paying the Pink Tax
Women are slammed with $1,400 a year in retail markups thanks to gendered marketing.
They Are Trying to Sneak Fast Track Past Us Again
We beat them once; we can keep them again from sneaking it past us.
William Rivers Pitt | The Scorpions, the Frogs and the TPP: Prepare to Be Stung
As I watched the House pass President Obama's bill giving him fast-track trade authority, I thought to myself, “Here are the scorpions, and we are the frogs.”
Massacre in Charleston: Nine Shot Dead at Historic Black Church
The victims were attending Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church when the attack occurred.
What NAFTA Can Teach Us About the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
NAFTA has served as a template for agreements that cover US “free trade” relations, but opponents maintain it is a cautionary tale of what can go wrong.
Justice Gets Delivered to FedEx Workers
We'll see if FedEx has learned its lesson about worker misclassification.
House Democrats Take the Moral High Ground on Trade
The work continues in the halls of Congress, where fast track opponents strategized through the weekend.
Euro Troubles Don’t Just Affect Southern Countries
The trouble in Finland is indicative of what everyone expected to go wrong with the euro.
Baltimore Combats Food Deserts With Urban Farming Tax Break
Urban farmers in the city of Baltimore will soon qualify for a 90 percent property tax break under a bill.
Possible Pentagon Destruction of Evidence in NSA Leak Case Probed
Two government watchdog agencies are investigating whether the Pentagon inspector general destroyed evidence improperly.