Jobs
Minimum wage hikes cause job loss? Economists say no
December 19, 2016Employers claim the minimum wage costs jobs. That's never been true.
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Steelworkers president to Trump: Stop hurting workers’ morale!
December 16, 2016When a president-elect tells the country he’s saved 1,100 jobs and it’s really only 800, he is hurting real human beings.
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The U.S. and Cuba, human rights and hypocrisy
December 12, 2016The fight here in the U.S. to expand the concept of human rights to cover material conditions of life will soon be harder than ever.
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Pittsburgh, Fort Worth symphony strikes end with new contracts
December 12, 2016Players for both symphonies will get new contracts, the American Federation of Musicians union locals representing the players reported.
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Unemployment rate declined 0.1 percent in October
November 4, 2016Despite the decline, and other positive statistics, three-fourths of the U.S. people still believe the country is on the wrong track.
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