income inequality
Washington state lawmakers approve millionaires tax
March 19, 2026Democrats overcame an avalanche of Republican poison pill amendments to get the measure passed.
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El techo de la deuda es el intento republicano de mantener a los trabajadores como rehenes
January 20, 2023WASHINGTON—El intento republicano de usar el aumento del límite de la deuda como un intento de mantener a los trabajadores como rehenes, con amenazas de recortar el Seguro Social, Medicare y Medicaid es solo una parte...
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As coronavirus rages, official jobless numbers near 33 million
July 9, 2020Daily U.S. infections higher than at any point in pandemic as 2.3 million more apply for unemployment benefits.
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Gig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020Upset by their companies’ refusal to protect them as they do vital jobs of delivering supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, gig economy workers, especially on the West Coast, were forced to strike March 30 against Instacart...
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UN: Rising worldwide income inequality produces political turmoil
February 24, 2020Income inequality is increasing worldwide and within specific nations, and that’s producing political turmoil, too, a recent United Nations report says.
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