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Tag: labor laws

Why child labor in America is skyrocketing

The answer is frighteningly simple: greed.

Lessons on workplace activism from winning campaigns at Google

Forcing a company with Google’s market capitalization and branding power to change its policies is a massive achievement with important lessons to offer.

Americans work too much already

The Save American Workers Act would do nothing of the sort, but it would force many employees to log more hours.

Sanders and colleagues introduce Workplace Democracy Act to end corporate bullying...

The introduction of this act will strengthen the middle class by restoring workers' rights to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

Monsanto’s in trouble again: Mega corp faces class action suit over...

Legal aid lawyers and experts say cases they see are a small sample of all the violations that occur.

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DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

Trump purge of National Science Board sparks warnings of political takeover of US science

The firing of every member of the National Science Board, alongside sweeping proposed cuts to federal research agencies, is raising alarms that the administration is dismantling independent scientific governance while jeopardizing America’s research leadership.

Is the DNC giving Kamala Harris a Boost for 2028?

Scant attention has focused on how hiding the autopsy provides an assist to Kamala Harris, who currently leads in polling of Democrats for the party’s 2028 nomination.

Trump’s quiet election push sparks alarms over federal power and the machinery of voting

A Reuters investigation has revealed a widening federal push into state election systems, with demands for voter records, scrutiny of voting equipment, and revived fraud probes fueling warnings about intimidation, disenfranchisement, and executive overreach.

Sanders and Khanna introduce 5% wealth tax aimed at raising $4.4 trillion from 938...

Legislation would target households worth over $1 billion and direct revenue toward healthcare, housing, childcare, and teacher pay.