If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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San Francisco May Soon Adopt Retail Workers Bill of Rights
Proposed legislation would eliminate erratic scheduling and extend protections to part-time employees.
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Tackling Climate Change And Remaking the Economy – In Navajo Country
A proposed community-owned solar project on an abandoned coal mine in Arizona illustrates how cooperative economics make it possible to stop extracting fossil fuels — without leaving workers behind.
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With 40,000 Frauds, Mass. Official Says Foreclosure Crisis In County Still "A Crime Scene"
This was the biggest scandal to ever hit the land recordation system in this country, and those who were responsible should be held accountable.
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And Now the Richest .01 Percent
According to new research, the richest one-hundredth of one percent of Americans now hold over 11 percent of the nation’s total wealth – a higher share than the top .01 percent held in 1929 before the Great Crash.
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Rent a Cop: The Big, Shady (But Legal) Business of Secondary Policing
It's been over a month since 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers, Jr. was killed by a St. Louis police officer.
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Spending Not Lending: How Government Can End the Student Debt Crisis Today
Instead of loaning students money, the federal government could just pay for the tuition without causing any significant economic problems. There is no fiscal reason why the student debt crisis should exist.
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The Curse of Oil In Uganda: As Black Gold Emerges, So Does Fear Of Economic Disease
With a $150 million World Bank loan, the Ugandan government plans to construct roads to service oil companies, provide scholarships for oil workers and fund an oil institute. But what about helping its own people?
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Coal-Free By 2025: Why Denmark Leads the Global Fight Against Climate Change
The Nordic nation of 5.6 million has been at the forefront of wind power innovation since the 1890s, when one of its leading scientists, Poul la Cour, began testing turbines.
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Is Detroit's Bankruptcy "Plan of Adjustment" The Latest Giveaway to Big Banks?
The plan submitted by the city's emergency manager protects banks, gives away public resources, and has no method to revitalize the city.
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Protests Rock Czech Republic and Hungary on 25th Anniversary of Velvet Revolution
While celebrating the historic anniversary in Prague on Monday, thousands of Czechs called for President Zeman to step down.
