Larry Rubin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Larry Rubin
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U.S.
Elizabeth Warren rolls out women’s economic agenda
November 19, 2015"Achieving pay equality for women isn't enough - we have to make sure that all workers, men and women, are earning enough to live on."
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U.S.
Writing black troops out of Civil War history paved way for Jim Crow
November 18, 2015"If we don't tell our own story it will not be told."
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Labor
Trans Pacific Partnership deal: Corporations, not nations, call the shots
November 16, 2015If TPP is enacted as written, it will give corporations and banks a way to undermine any and all regulations member nations have put in place to protect consumers and workers.
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U.S.
Democratic candidates agree: Wall Street must be “reined in”
November 16, 2015"I give Bernie Sanders credit for lighting a fire under Americans," Hillary Clinton said at the second debate between candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination for president.
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U.S.
Many right-wingers defeated at the polls this year
November 6, 2015The American people as a whole can take hope from the fact that right wingers across the U.S. are facing stronger and stronger challenges - many were defeated Tuesday.
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Labor
Rallies for $15 minimum wage to be held nationwide November 10
November 5, 2015Polls show that Americans support raising the minimum wage - in recent years 14 states have done so.
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U.S.
Paul Ryan promises the rightwing fringe he’ll block immigration reform
November 3, 2015Right wingers divert attention away from pro-billionaire policies that are the real cause of economic problems and inflame voters' fears.
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Despite tea party senators, government shutdown avoided for now
November 2, 2015The House and Senate have approved an agreement that will make it more difficult for right wing lawmakers to force government shutdowns for at least two years.
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