Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Progressive agenda in trouble on both sides of Capitol Hill
September 20, 2021Republicans, Democratic “moderates,” and their corporate backers fight tooth and nail to block the Build Back Better agenda.
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So-called Dem ‘moderates’ sabotage Medicare power to bargain drug prices
September 17, 2021Drug companies relying on Dems they have in their pockets to keep curbs on big pharma out of the reconciliation package.
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Shierholz takes over at Economic Policy Institute
September 16, 2021As a leading economist, she has consistently exposed the damaging roles of inequality, wage stagnation, and the wealth gap.
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The U.S. Constitution, R.I.P.—almost
September 16, 2021The January 6 Trump coup could have killed the Constitution.
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AFL-CIO’s Shuler to ExxonMobil: Locking out refinery workers risks deadly accident
September 15, 2021The Beaumont scenario is similar to a fatal explosion and fire at BP’s Texas City refinery in 2005. That blast killed 15 workers, most of them contract employees, and injured 180 people.
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California unions cheer big Newsom win
September 15, 2021Big win will guarantee California continues its role as an incubator for pro-labor actions and laws affecting the entire country.
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Enforcing workers’ rights: Hit bosses in the wallet, hard
September 15, 2021Dems on the House labor committee call for huge fines on labor lawbreakers to help pay for the reconciliation package.
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Dems’ reconciliation tax plan lets billionaires off the hook
September 14, 2021Plan to tax billionaires’ massive accumulated wealth, backed by Biden and progressives, is blocked by so-called moderates.
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