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Labor
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The Five Best Labor Stories of 2014
Despite serious challenges, there's life in the US labor movement.
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The True Costs of Corporate Welfare
We need to stop rewarding businesses for screwing over their employees.
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Remembering the Greediest Americans This Holiday Season
The absurd results of its surge pricing helped Uber's founder make the list.
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Get Ready Now for the Fast-Track Fight
As soon as the new Congress is sworn in next year, the fight over fast-track will begin.
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Fracking Permit Issued in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources issued a drilling permitfor Helis Oil and Gas.
Shummy’s Surrender: Democratic Governor of Vermont Goes South on Single Payer
Top Vermont Democrats were actually not enthusiastic about providing tax-supported universal health care coverage
Jimmy John’s Foreshadows a Union-Free Future – and Unions May Be to Blame
The attacks faced by Jimmy John's workers illustrate a much larger problem: a weakened labor movement.
Cromnibus Pension Provisions Gut 40 Years of Policy, Allow Existing Pensions to Be Slashed
Even if you're retired and vested in a private pension plan, your benefits could be cut under the Kline-Miller amendment.
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Ferguson Reverberates Around the World
The Ferguson protests seized the attention of people all over the world and gave them a sense of the unvarnished truth of Black American life.
Utah Land Defenders Stand Up to Dirty Politics
The land defenders say that with enough pushback, investors may get nervous.