Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Historic New Orleans paper suddenly shuts down
May 9, 2019The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Crescent City’s oldest and until recently dominant newspaper, suddenly completely shut down on orders of its new owner.
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U.S.
Workers answer Google retaliation with May Day sit-ins
May 8, 2019Remember the Google worker walkout over sexual harassment six months ago? Google did, but so did the workers.
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Labor
Accepting union challenge, Kamala Harris spends day with teachers
May 8, 2019The Democratic presidential nomination candidate says her education plan would give the average teacher a $13,500 yearly raise.
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U.S.
Hundreds of former federal prosecutors: Trump guilty of obstruction of justice
May 7, 2019"Trying to impede the investigation against the president by leveraging his authority over others is similar to conduct we have seen charged against other people in powerful positions.”
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Labor
Six Dem hopefuls push workers’ rights at Las Vegas forum
May 6, 2019The six are among 21 Democrats, so far, vying for the nomination to take on anti-labor GOP incumbent Donald Trump next year.
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Politics
Trump Administration using the courts to kill healthcare for millions
May 6, 2019The Trump administration wants the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, one of the most-conservative courts in the country, to kill the ACA for them.
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Labor
Labor Secretary Acosta says Trump administration opposes raising minimum wage
May 2, 2019Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida told Acosta, "It's difficult for me to believe you would put workers first."
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Politics
Top female organizers/activists create ‘Supermajority’ group
May 2, 2019"Consistently, we’re still treated as a special interest group...Our voices aren’t breaking through."
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