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From Bad Jobs to Good Jobs
What happened to the good jobs? And what does it take to get them back?
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Another Government Is Necessary: The People Can Rule Better Than the Elites
On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and …
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When Your Boss Steals Your Wages: The Invisible Trend That’s Sweeping America
Wage theft is fast becoming a top trend of the 21st-century labor market.
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Just Say No to Multinationals? For Rural Communities, It’s Not Always That Simple
Nestle is proposing to gain access to the spring via a water exchange with Cascade Locks.
A Tax Day Plan for Righting the Republic: Just Doing What’s Popular Would Make Us Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser, and Less Indebted
Its seems American do not want free handouts, but on the contrary, simply the chance to make this country healthier and more efficient.
Could Democrats Be Rebranded As the “Anti-Social Security Party?“
As Obama attempts to cut social security, it may be time to for the Democratic Party to rethink their political ethics.
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We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone
The jobs currently held by all workers are beginning to look more like stereotypical u201cwomenu2019s work.u201d
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin on the theory that a higher minimum wage will reduce jobs available to young people entering the work force and won't reduce poverty.
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Do Companies Lay People off Because of Taxes or a Minimum Wage Rise?
Opponents of Obama's proposal to increase minimum wage are using job-scare to fight it.
Financialization and Unemployment
Whether the power of finance can be brought under more control becomes one of the significant issues, together with other structural and political causes of unemployment under capitalism, when …