Politics
New Year brings actions demanding freedom for Cyntoia Brown
January 7, 2019The first week of January witnessed a series of activities for the freedom of the young woman of color, who has been imprisoned for the last 14 years.
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New Congress must stop pain Trump is inflicting on the people
January 3, 2019Trumka demands that Senate act on House-approved measure to end shutdown because people who live paycheck to paycheck can't pay bills or put food on their tables.
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With Amazon coming, metro D.C. families face rising rents, longer commutes
January 3, 2019Various cities had been bidding for the HQ, in the usual way: Offering millions of dollars in “concessions” to a company worth a trillion dollars.
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Workers scramble to pay bills as Trump shutdown drags on
December 27, 2018One union leader says, “If the president wants to gamble, perhaps he should go back to running casinos. Gambling with the lives of federal workers is not acceptable."
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Trump’s holiday ‘gift’ to the needy: No more Medicaid or food stamps
December 21, 2018Ebenezer Scrooge has met his match in Donald Trump.
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