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Fired Lowe’s worker: ‘Don’t blame workers for poor service, blame CEOs’
August 31, 2023New data shows big retailers have the cash to hire more workers and pay them well. They just spend it on stocks and CEOs instead.
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Africa coup trend accelerates: Gabon’s military overthrows corrupt Bongo family’s 55-year rule
August 31, 2023The country is rich with oil, but its people remain in poverty.
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Labor Dept. proposes increasing overtime pay coverage by 20K per worker
August 31, 2023In a major pro-worker move, Biden’s plan would enable 3.6 million more workers to be covered by overtime rules.
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Ecuador vote shows contrasting roles of political parties and social movements
August 31, 2023Who’s progressive and who’s reactionary? Flip-flopped election results leave some confused.
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Biden tours nation touting prescription cost cuts, but plan’s holes appear
August 31, 2023For many seniors, cost reductions coming in 2026 could well be too late.
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