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Trump’s Tax Cut Has Failed to Deliver Promised Investment Boom
The only thing Trump's tax cuts succeeded in was making the very rich even richer.
Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines
Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.
Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations
The role of the farm as a site of labor struggle reveals that Honduran workers’ fight doesn't begin at the U.S. border.
A Green New Deal for American Labor?
Significant forces in the labor movement are actively opposed to a Green New Deal.
Teacher Strikes Are Rattling Washington
Teacher pay was front and center at the House Education Committee meeting.
Amazon HQ2: Why New Yorkers Were Right to Be Skeptical
Companies often agree to create jobs in exchange for economic incentives and then back away from their promises.
Trump’s Broken Promises to the Land of “American Carnage”
The loss of an Ohio General Motors plant is just the latest dispatch from the heartland of Trump's “American carnage.”
Trump Blocks Back Pay for Contractors Who Worked During Shutdown
Trump is refusing to sign a funding deal that includes back pay for federal contractors.
Denver Teachers Strike Over Bonus-Based Pay System
Denver teachers walked out Monday for the first time in 25 years.
New Bill Would Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities
Everyone deserves equal pay for equal work.