Tag: workers right
Home Depot makes investment of additional $1 billion in wage increases...
This investment makes the home improvement retailer's starting wage in every U.S. market at or above $15 per hour.
How union workers safeguard American democracy
There’s no denying that this advocacy protects Americans’ freedoms.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 3
Labor Day: When workers are recognized as human, $30 trillion to the richest white Americans, Los Angeles educators vote to strike, and more.
As Public Pensions Shift to Risky Wall Street, Local Politicians Rake...
A recent political scandal in which investments done in secret are politically connected with Wall Street's firms who are in return earning millions off of taxpayers is getting little coverage. Journalist David Sirota is revealing his findings about these secrets to Democracy Now.
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Trump slaps 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods
The duties will hit Canadian cars, dairy products, alcohol and consumer goods, raising the threat of higher prices and further damage to the United States’ largest trading relationship.
Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”
Immigration detention center in Florida Everglades shuts down ahead of hurricane season
The facility shutdown is considered a victory by many civil rights and environmental organizations due to the possible environmental impact it had on the Everglades wetland.