U.S.
Obama administration to end prisons-for-profits contracts
August 18, 2016"This is the first step in the process of reducing - and ultimately ending - our use of privately-operated prisons," Deputy AG Sally Yates announced.
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Oregon Working Families Party challenges “fast-track” backer Ron Wyden
August 16, 2016The Working Families Party has drawn financial and other support from seven Oregon union locals as well as Lewallen's union, the Longshore and Warehouse Workers.
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Justice Department issues scathing report: Baltimore police routinely violate rights
August 16, 2016The report fully agrees with what Baltimore residents claim to have endured for years: the racial targeting by an out-of-control police department .
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Republicans push cuts to Social Security, jump in wait time expected
August 15, 2016Federal worker unions and congressional Democrats are protesting large cuts in Social Security staffing and funding for the premiere program for the elderly and the disabled.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Outlaw some company-forced arbitration
August 12, 2016After extensive study, the CPFB wants to outlaw any arbitration ban on class action suits, including those against payday lenders.
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