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Here are some ways Jeff Sessions’ DOJ is rewriting U.S. policy
April 26, 2017Welcome to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under Sessions.
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Report: Top 100 federal contractors offshored tens of thousands of jobs
April 26, 2017New report finds the height of the offshoring occurred in 2008, during the depths of the Great Recession.
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International media broadcast one-sided portrayal of Venezuela violence
April 26, 2017To paraphrase a remark recently made by Venezuelan author José Roberto Duque, the “truth has suddenly become useless.”
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Minimum wage hike to $15 would give 41 million a raise
April 26, 2017In the eight years since the federal minimum wage was last raised, the buying power of a minimum-wage paycheck has fallen 10 percent due to inflation.
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Fake “flexibility” bill would allow employers to deprive workers of overtime pay
April 26, 2017Bosses would force workers into taking comp time at the boss’ discretion in what Economic Policy Institute Vice President and economist Ross Eisenbrey calls “an interest-free loan from workers to corporations” and “a total fraud”.
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