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House to pass $15 minimum wage; studies debunk GOP job loss claims
July 9, 2019Research from the Economic Policy Institute suggests that Republican claims of 3.7 million lost jobs due to a rise in the minimum wage are nonsense.
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The truth about reparations: They’re a condemnation of U.S. capitalism
June 27, 2019Slavery built U.S. capitalism. It still shapes Black economic success today.
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Trumka in Ohio: Fix trade pact
June 25, 2019“If the candidates don’t stand with us on both measures, just walk away and support someone who does.”
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U.S. Communists elect new leaders to begin party’s second century
June 25, 2019The Communist Party USA elected two new leaders with deep connections to the labor and democratic movements as co-chairs at its 31st National Convention here on June 23.
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Trump blasts free press, political opponents at his campaign kick-off
June 19, 2019Trump sounded exactly like the autocratic right-wing extremist he is at his official campaign kickoff here last night.
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