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Raising taxes on the rich works for everyone
August 24, 2012Piketty and Saez joined with MIT's Stefanie Stantcheva on a brief article that helps explain why raising taxes on a nation's rich creates economies that work for everyone.
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Today in Labor History: One of the first labor newspapers is published
August 24, 2012On August 24, 1827, The Journeymen Mechanics' Advocate began publication in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.
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Minimum wage hike would actually add jobs
August 24, 2012Raising the federal minimum wage from its present $7.25 hourly to $9.80 over the next two years would create 100,000 new jobs.
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Anti-nuclear weapons activist returns to prison
August 24, 2012With prayer and song, dozens of supporters saw anti-nuclear weapons campaigner Susan Crane back to prison.
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Pa. voter coalition fired up by repressive ID law
August 24, 2012The non-partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition field office is up and running at 310 W. Chelten Ave.
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