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Labor History on Labor Day: Trump tries to kill OT
August 31, 2018It says something about Trump that his Labor Department has spent the 80th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act trying to weaken it.
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Puerto Rico death toll figure comes as statehood support rises
August 30, 2018A statehood bill now has 54 supporters from both parties, including the chairman of the House committee that would handle it.
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Maxine Waters and Nury Martinez on electing women and winning the midterms
August 30, 2018"What we have to do is organize—county by county and state by state, talking to the majority of people who don’t believe in the rhetoric that’s coming out of the White House.”
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California governor signs bail reform; gun control measures advance
August 30, 2018When Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10, the California Bail Reform Act, on Aug. 28, the state took a step no other state has yet taken.
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Shifting alliances: Asia and Middle East chart courses independent of U.S.
August 30, 2018With the erratic winds blowing out of Washington these days, countries all over Asia and the Middle East are re-evaluating traditional foes and old alliances.
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