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Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
July 23, 2016"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere else."
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Trump speech in four words: Lies, hate, fear, repeat
July 22, 2016In his speech last night, Trump tossed lies, hate, distortions, and fear-mongering harder than Jake Arrieta throws his four-seam fastball.
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Grassroots activists convene in Pittsburgh
July 22, 2016The two hour march was conducted by delegates to the first national People's Convention of the Center for Popular Democracy.
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AFGE leader calls GOP plan for federal workers a “spoils” system
July 22, 2016"The platform advocates such profound changes to the terms of government employment that it would bring to end the merit-based, apolitical civil service system."
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Trump hotel workers picket as boss gets GOP nomination
July 22, 2016The man who declares he'll "Make America great again!" refuses to make low-paid workers at the casino great.
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