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Why the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement is Helping Derail Obama’s Trade Agenda
As President Obama departs on his long-delayed trip to Asia, his job-killing trade agenda is being blocked by “fast track” bills that ironically were supposed to railroad trade agreements …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.
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Thinking Big: The Global Minimum Wage
Let's finally get globalization to work for people and begin - perhaps with anti-sweatshop campaigns - to organize for a global minimum wage.
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The Flat-Earth Society Has Arisen Again
Ever heard of geocentrism? It's the belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe. It's considered pretty stupid right now, given it was debunked it over …
Protecting the Right’s Stranglehold Over Union Elections
Anti-union organizations and consultants dominated NLRB hearings on its new election rules, and their testimony revealed they want to make it as difficult as possible for workers to choose …
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Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research
George Republican Rep. Jack Kingston said he would oppose a proposal from President Obama for S10 million in CDC gun research funding.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Block the Paycheck Fairness Act, and More
Earlier this month, Senate Republicans unanimously blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act and upheld a boss's right to punish workers for talking about unfair pay practices, and more.
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Conflict Fuels Child Labor in India
According to a 2013 study published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, more than 3,000 children are trafficked from the state each year.
New Network for Social Justice Unionism Seeks to Change the Labor Movement
Interview with Michelle Gunderson, co-founder of the Network for Social Justice Unionism.
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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …