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Slower Pace of Job Growth Continues Into the Fall
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 156,000 jobs in September, somewhat less than most economists had projected.
Economic Update: Capital for Worker Co-ops
This episode of Professor Wolff's radio show discusses rising productivity, flat wages and more.
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Europe Turns the Screws on Former Guantánamo Prisoners
The US-run detention centre for “war on terror” prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is truly a collaborative effort.
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“The System Abuses Us by Locking Us Up Forever”: Aging Survivors Behind Bars
Survivors of domestic violence should have their abuse taken into consideration at sentencing and parole hearings.
Mike Pence Should Be Asked About Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Laws
Before the VP nomination, Mike Pence was arguably best known for the controversial “religious freedom” bill he signed into law.
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Plutocracy of Maximums, Democracy of Minimums
It often takes little to change the balance of power between the dominating and the dominated.
Economic Update: Economics and Red States
This episode of Professor Wolff's radio show discusses Corbyn's victory in UK, and more.
Class War by Other Means: Tennessee, Volkswagen and the Future of Labor
Massive subsidies are just the price that the public is expected to pay in exchange for jobs made available to them within the “free enterprise” system.
Apped to Be Screwed: Workers Reckon With the Gig Economy
How the gig economy is changing the way we work and live.
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AFL-CIO to Planet Earth: Drop Dead
The nation's biggest labor federation, AFL-CIO, has continued to serve the fossil fuel industry.