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Labor
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The Paid Vacation Route to Full Employment
If we can't take steps to increase the demand for labor, we can go the other way and try to reduce the supply.
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Who Will Police the Police?
It's time to bring community policing back to the United States.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Wealth Gap in the US Is Putting People Out of Work, and More
In today's On the News segment: The wealth gap in the US isn't only increasing inequality, it's putting people out of work, and more.
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Justice Department Takes Steps to Reform Grant Program Incentives
The DOJ has made some subtle, but important, changes to its largest grant program, the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant.
Coal’s Black Wind: Pregnant Women in Parts of India Advised to Stay Away
In its bid to industrialize, India relies heavily on energy from coal.
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How ACA Fuels Corporatization of American Health Care
We now have a situation where patients are losing confidence in their doctors, while doctors are losing confidence in our ability to do the right thing for our patients.
New Sanctuary Movement Seeks to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
The New Sanctuary Movement is defying the law by sheltering seven undocumented immigrants who are at risk of deportation.
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Media Must Tell What Happens – and Why – in Ferguson
While we want to think we are balanced in our reporting, we must consider whether we really achieve that goal.
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In New Gilded Age, Citizens’ Ballot Initiative Another Casualty of Citizens United Decision
The citizens' ballot initiative, created in the first Gilded Age to counter plutocratic governance, is overmatched in new Gilded Age.
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Oklahoma Ignores Link Between Record Number of Earthquakes and Fracking Wastewater Disposal Wells
Angela Spotts is one of many Oklahoma residents who is wondering why no meaningful action has been taken to safeguard residents.