The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Report Finds Racial Wage Gap Widest In Nearly 4 Decades
As wages for American workers have stagnated for more than a generation, the income gap between black and white workers has widened, and discrimination is the main reason for the persisting disparity.
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Minimum Wage Momentum Nationwide Continues to Surge
Wages hit $15 from D.C. to Silicon Valley and a new analysis points to the working class’s multicultural future.
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The Fast Track Trade Fight Is On: Here's How We Kill the TPP
It’s time to learn about TPP and fast track, and then call your member of Congress to let them know if you want them to hand the giant multinationals an end-run around democracy and national sovereignty.
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The August 24 March on Washington: Why We Need a New Civil Rights and Labor Movement
Even with the greatest employment crisis since the 1930s and an unemployment rate for blacks that remains double that of whites, there is no talk of legislation for a federal jobs program to be paid for by taxing the rich.
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San Francisco: "I Don’t Think You Can Survive in This City on Minimum Wage"
At the Bay Area's largest soup kitchen, working adults say full-time work no longer pays the rent.
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"Look away, America!": The Corporate Bait and Switch
The rich count on Americans being so distracted that they don’t focus on record corporate profits and offshore accounts.
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California's Prop 32 is a Billionaires' Bill of Rights
Prop 32 which would bar three million labor union members from contributing to political campaigns, while large corporate financiers would be exempted from any restrictions at all.
