This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ In the Senate
The “Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act” would establish a 100 percent tax on government benefits received by workers at Amazon, Walmart and all companies with at least 500 employees.
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Amazon Makes List of Large Companies with Workers Receiving Food Stamps
“It’s pretty clear that a lot of these jobs are not good jobs."
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Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
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Japan Builds a Fight For $15 Movement of Its Own
On a recent Sunday afternoon, some 400 protesters — comprised of workers, students and retirees — poured into the streets of Tokyo’s bustling commercial center to demand a living wage, modeled on the U.S. Fight for $15.
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A Holiday Note to Congress: Half of Your Country is In or Near Poverty
Congress should be filled with guilt — and shame — for failing to deal with the enormous wealth disparities that are turning our country into the equivalent of a 3rd-world nation.
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California Senate Passes Minimum Wage Bill Boosting Pay to $13 An Hour
Under Senate Bill 3, which passed by a vote of 23-15, California’s minimum wage would rise to $11 an hour next year and $13 the year after – and begin increasing annually in 2019 based on inflation.
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As L.A. Joins $15 Movement, A Fascinating Minimum Wage Experiment Is About to Unfold
Some of the biggest cities in America are now defying decades of economic orthodoxy and challenging social norms that regarded low-wage jobs as unavoidable and acceptable.
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From L.A. to Denver to New York, Tens of Thousands March Demanding $15/Hour
Nearly 1,000 fast-food workers, Walmart employees and union members in Los Angeles joined nationwide protests Wednesday calling for a $15 minimum wage.
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Connecticut Bill Would Fine Corporations for Low Wages
The proposed legislation would subject for-profit companies with 500 or more employees to a fine for every employee who is paid less than $15 an hour, essentially forcing those companies to raise wages or pay if they refuse.
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Fight for 15 on 4/15: Low Wage Workers Prepare for Biggest Ever Nationwide Protests
In the wave of actions demanding higher wages on April 15, organizers say more than 60,000 people will join strikes and protests in 200 cities nationwide – with support actions in dozens of other countries.
