Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
BLS: New claims for jobless benefits fall by 20%
April 15, 2021It’s at least a sign that some workers are finding jobs again more than a year after the pandemic began officially.
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U.S.
Civil rights tsunami in D.C. over statehood, reparations and Justice Dept.
April 15, 2021Civil rights issues hit Capitol Hill in a big way April 14 with the GOP on the wrong side of all of them.
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Labor
Female union leaders note that labor law reform is a civil rights issue
April 14, 2021The ProAct is essential for women and all workers, they say, but is key to guaranteeing the civil rights of everyone.
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Politics
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Presidential success due to timing, truth, clear goals
April 13, 2021Biden has to deal with trust in government having been completely undone over the last four years, according to the famous historian.
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Politics
Biden budget: Big hike for domestic programs and 1.7 percent hike for military
April 12, 2021GOP wants more for Pentagon, less for the people, progressives say cut the military.
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Labor
Retail Workers Union loses in Amazon Bessemer vote count
April 9, 2021Union notes that the giant company broke countless labor laws during a vicious anti-union campaign and that it will challenge the final results.
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Labor
AFL-CIO’s April 8 Day Of Action for ProAct floods Congress with calls and texts
April 9, 2021The labor movement and its allies say April 8 is just the beginning. The plan is to continue the actions.
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Politics
Reports show corporations and ultra rich get the benefits without paying the taxes
April 8, 2021Biden’s call for a modest hike in corporate taxes is more than justified when we consider that many of the wealthiest pay no taxes at all.
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