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Bill de Blasio: Mayor of Two Cities
While income inequality was a central theme of Bill de Blasio's mayoral campaign, what specific ideas, programs and policies does he have, and what can New York City's mayor …
Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to US
Truthout talks with David Bacon, author of The Right to Stay Home, about how much of the Mexican migration to the United States comes about in dire response to …
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Black America and A New Freedom Budget
The authors of a new book demonstrate how we need immediate, radical change as the lives of the majority of Americans become more insecure and less hopeful every day.
Fast Food Workers’ Labor Day Strike Echoes Martin Luther King’s Dream
All over the country Fast Food workers are walking off their jobs, continuing a legacy for civil rights that Dr. King Began over fifty years ago.
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Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers in other countries earn the equivalent of $15 an hour and enjoy benefits, yet hamburgers cost no more.
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If a Business Won’t Pay a Living Wage, It Shouldn’t Exist
A living wage isnu2019t just something corporations owe their workers, itu2019s something corporations owe America.
In Oakland, Airport Workers Cite Unfair Practices
Workers at Oakland airport concessions are striking against unfair labor practices.
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DC Council Tells Walmart Living Wage Is Non-Negotiable
DC's action is a major hit to America's largest employer Wal-mart, as workers mobilize nationwide to demand a living wage.
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Jobs Are Not the Answer
Instead of focusing creating low income jobs we should be have an income guarantee which allows people to take care of themselves.
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European Protesters Feign Illness Over Fast Fashion’s Impact on Workers in Cambodia
The Clean Clothes Campaign, a pan-European alliance of garment employee unions and NGOs, has been staging actions inspired by FEINT all over Europe this month under the name No …