Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Union leaders laud house vote to repeal ‘Cadillac tax’ on health care plans
July 19, 2019The tax, part of the ACA, was supposed to prompt market-driven decisions by consumers on health care, but economic analysts pointed out it would lead to declines in coverage instead.
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$15 by 2025: House OK of minimum wage hike cheers women’s groups, unions
July 19, 2019Only 3 Republicans voted to raise the federal minimum wage, while 192 of them, plus ex-Republican Justin Amash of Michigan, now an independent, voted against it.
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House to vote on impeaching Trump, again
July 17, 2019"To condemn a racist president is not enough, we must impeach him."
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House to vote on denouncing Trump’s racist tweets
July 16, 2019Trump's tweets represent how scared he and his class are of exploited people—especially women and people of color—who oppose their agenda.
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House opposes Trump’s Iran war threat, repeals Bush ‘war on terror’ authorization
July 16, 2019The Supreme Court has made it clear that when Congress limits funding for a war, Congress' power, not the executive power, is at its peak.
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‘Lights for Liberty’ protests deliver message: Close the migrant concentration camps
July 15, 2019The message from one D.C. protester: “Deport the GOP and Trump. Vote them out."
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Amazon Prime Day Strike: Workers say no to overwork and discrimination
July 15, 2019The company may rake in $6.1 billion in sales during the event, which means long hours and no breaks for warehouse workers.
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Labor Secretary Acosta toppled by Epstein sexual predator scandal
July 12, 2019Under attack from across the political spectrum for his prior lenient plea bargain deal with serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, embattled Trump Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned on July 12.
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