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Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans
Under Bill Clinton, Wall Street created a ruinous bubble, while workers lost wages and power.
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At one hotel, two groups of housekeepers can do the same work but get very different pay.
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As written, the TPP has many flaws. But it could be salvaged if we open up the dispute-resolution process to civil-society stakeholders.
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What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work
Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.
Lisa DugganIn a coordinated takedown at 6 am on August 25, teams of agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and officers from the NYPD appeared unannounced with guns and vests at the homes of the CEO and several employees of the popular 19-year-old website Rentboy.com. Another team ransacked the… Continue Reading >
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Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More
Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.
Bryce Covert
This Small Regulation Shows Us How the Economy Could Work for Everybody
We know how to control monopolies, and we’ve done it before.
Mike Konczal
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand
Privatization will cost all of us.
Bryce Covert
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Defend Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling
The Obama administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all other administrations combined. Join a campaign to demand a pardon for one of them.
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