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Rich getting richer, everyone else getting poorer
A new paper by two economics professors shows once again how inequality has grown in the United States. According to…
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The NATO summit—a meeting of the mob
A three-day summit of the top crime bosses of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military arm of the U.S.…
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Despite reform, worst parts of ‘War on Drugs’ left in place
The United States Sentencing Commission has again made a major decision taking a step back from some of the more…
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STEM isn’t the solution
The old engines of capitalist growth are in decay. Above, abandoned auto factory in Detroit. How can young people avoid…
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Welcome to ‘average prosperity’
Since mid-2009 until May, the U.S. economy has been mired in a period of stagnation/depression, while an unusually weak recovery…
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Hundreds line up at Bronx job fair
People lined up in scorching heat for job fair. Despite the claims that the unemployment rate has decreased in New…
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Chicago minimum wage task force: CEOs in, workers out
So, the Mayor has put together a minimum wage task force. It’s supposed to make a proposal to raise the…
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Defending $15 at Capitol Hill Pride
In Seattle, on the day before the Pride Parade, merchants and community organizations in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood sponsor the…
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Grocery workers can’t afford food
Let’s take a look at a couple facts … just a few. -1 in 3 grocery workers receives some form…
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Low Wage Chicago Worker: “$15 an Hour Now!”
On June 19, Jim Rudd, a coffee shop worker and organizer for my campiagn for Alderman in the 49th Ward…
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