U.S.
Inflation? More like CEO ‘greedflation’ according to AFL-CIO Paywatch report
July 21, 2022Wall Street elites have been quick to blame workers’ wages and low unemployment for causing inflation. But in reality, U.S. workers’ earnings actually fell behind inflation.
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California law allows victims to sue gun companies
July 21, 2022Nearly every industry is held to account when their products cause harm or injury—all except one, the gun industry.
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Pre-empting Supreme Court reversal, House Democrats pass same-sex marriage bill
July 20, 2022Said one Republican who voted yes: “If gay couples want to be as happily or miserably married as straight couples, more power to them.”
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Museum movements: 2,000 protest in Philly; Baltimore votes to unionize
July 19, 2022Workers at the nation’s museums join the wave of union building across the country.
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Trump-appointed judge blocks anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people
July 19, 2022As with race and education, the old “state’s rights” argument is being used to stop progress.
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