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What Trumponomics Means for Women
The new president's plan to “fix the economy” will put women workers in a fix indeed.
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Trump’s Economic Policies Are Unsound — but Not Because We Can’t Afford Them
Much of what economists say about Trump's plans for infrastructure and tax cuts is likely to be wrong.
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Fast Food Nation: Trump Set to Name Minimum Wage-Hating Burger Czar as Labor Secretary
Andrew Puzder has been an outspoken critic of some of the Obama administration's most prominent labor initiatives.
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Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Changed Debate
Worker-self-directed enterprises (coops) are at the core of a systemic alternative to capitalism.
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Buffalo Hospital Workers Get Their Money and Staffing Back
Hospital workers in Buffalo proved its possible to win back previous contract concessions.
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How Creative Repurposing of Industrial Scrap Is Holding Off a Neighborhood’s Gentrification
25-year-old Scrap Exchange partners with Durham, North Carolina, residents to build an innovative arts district.
Trump’s Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah
With the likes of Mattis, Flynn and Pompeo advising him, is Trump likely to increase US military interventions?
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Hundreds of Students Report Bullying, Threats and Attacks in Weeks After the Election
In a survey of 10,000 educators, 90 percent said the election had a negative impact on their schools' environments.
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This Organic Food Company Doesn’t Discriminate Against People With Criminal Records — It Seeks Them Out
Lancaster Food Company searches for job applicants who need help getting back on their feet. So far, not one has quit.
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Oil Executives, Pro-Development Financiers and Sarah Palin in the Queue for Interior Department
A significant appointments left to make is Secretary of the Interior, in charge of wildlife and natural resources.