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Uber would owe drivers $730 million if considered employees
May 12, 2016Lawsuits filed by Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts expose the old ugly truth about profiteering in the new "gig" or "sharing" economy.
Read moreTPP, presidential politics the talk at Steelworkers legislative conference
May 12, 2016Lobbying against the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership "free trade pact" was a hot topic there.
Read moreBucking right wingers, some states make voting easier
May 12, 2016Four states have recently passed automatic voter registration laws and at least five have repealed laws that disenfranchised ex-felons.
Read more“On the Streets, Under the Trees”: Homelessness in urban and rural California
May 9, 2016In the Bay Area and Los Angeles, homeless activists are taking the tactics of Occupy a step further.
Read moreThis week in history: The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
May 9, 2016The food drive started in October 1991 as a pilot program, the initial drive taking place in ten cities across the country.
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