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How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

Battalions of regulatory lawyers burrowed deep in the federal bureaucracy to foil reform.
Gary Rivlin

Yahoo isn’t buying the blogging service for its profitability. It’s buying it for the advertising possibilities.
Posted May 21 2013 - 11:59am
From stopping wage theft to organizing carwasheros, victories have come from meeting workers where they live.
Posted May 21 2013 - 8:09pm
As fashion's first couple, the Obamas can take a leading role in making sure US companies comply with global standards.
Posted May 22 2013 - 12:42pm

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Lemoore, California

Without its lifeline, a stream of federal aid, Lemoore is in crisis mode—and residents of all political stripes are united in outrage.

As images of wealth abound, the struggles of ordinary workers have become invisible.

Cash register

Surveys demonstrate remarkably progressive attitudes on everything from taxation to regulation to the environment.

Dollar bills

Pete Peterson’s $60 million push to sell corporate America’s ruthless austerity agenda.

Union protest

American unions are in deep trouble. What’s the way out?

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