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Labor
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$4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay
Approximately 280 workers, many of them monolingual Chinese immigrants, are savoring a sweet labor victory.
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Citigroup Will Be Broken Up
The people who run Citigroup have made a series of serious political blunders with long-lasting implications.
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For Retail Workers, Time Is Money
A new law in San Francisco to curb erratic scheduling practices could be the first of many.
Chomsky Turns 86: Happy Birthday, Noam
Dan Falcone revisits some of his best interview questions to Noam Chomsky.
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Torture Has No Place in US Society
We must acknowledge that the Bush administration committed torture and war crimes.
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Environmental Groups File Legal Challenges to Offshore Fracking in California
Environmentalists have considered taking legal action against federal regulators since a Truthout investigation revealed offshore fracking.
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Benefits of Obamacare: More People Are Able to Work Less
The ACA freed tens of millions of workers from dependence on their employers for insurance.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mitch McConnell Wants a New Campaign Finance Loophole, and More
In today's On the News segment: Mitch McConnell thinks that there wasn't enough spending in the last election, and more.
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William Rivers Pitt | Trying to Breathe in These “Post-Racial” United States
We all like to believe in the concept of progress, but Michael Brown and Eric Garner are dead today with no consequences.
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Fueling Corporate Welfare
Giving oil and gas companies royalty-free fuel is a huge waste of taxpayer money.