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LA County Supervisor Hires Corporate-Backed “Research” Firm to Kill the Minimum Wage Plan
The Employment Policies Institute is helping undermine a plan to create a countywide minimum wage.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senators Team Up to Reinstate Glass-Steagall Act, and More
Senators Elizabeth Warren and John McCain have joined forces.
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Funding for Desperate Palestinian Refugees Under Threat
The UN Relief and Works Agency was only able to distribute an average of 50 cents per refugee per day.
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Student Debt Movement Is Getting Democratic Candidates to Respond
Student debt is now a bona fide campaign issue.
Gerald Epstein: From Boring Banking to Roaring Banking
How the financial sector grew out of control, and how we can change it.
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$15 an Hour Now – Not Five to Seven Years From Now
It's long been proven that in the wake of a minimum wage increase, more money cycles throughout a local economy, creating more demand for goods and services.
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“American Gandhi” A.J. Muste: Peace Activist and Radical Labor Organizer
Muste had dedicated himself to the creation of industrial unionism.
Widespread Public Support Bolsters Bill to End Restrictions on Abortion Coverage
The EACH Woman Act would nullify existing abortion bans and prevent future blocks to access for low-income women.
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Is Your Child Coloring With Asbestos?
Experts say there is no “safe” level of asbestos exposure.
Economic Update: Learning From Economic Defeats
This episode explores how The New Deal was both a victory and defeat, and more.