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Bank Workers Tell Their Bosses: Stop Making Us Sell Shady Products To Poor People

ThinkProgress - April 9, 2015, by Alan Pyke - The newest line of criticism for the banking industry is coming from...

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Toys 'R' Us and the Death of Retail

Toys 'R' Us and the Death of Retail

When Debbie Beard found out the company she'd worked at for 29 years, Toys R Us, was closing down, she was shocked--she...

The Progressive | Restoring a Fair Workweek

The issue Democrats need to address in the debate

In just two years, more than 13 million workers have received a raise, most notably in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle,...

Elizabeth Warren And Congressional Democrats Call Out Lack Of Diversity At The Federal Reserve

A majority of House Democrats and eleven Democratic senators sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on...

[created] | Published by: The Nation

The Health-Care Industry Is Sick

The Health-Care Industry Is Sick

I have ALS, a deadly, incurable neurological disease that is paralyzing my whole body, including my diaphragm. This...

The Nation | Civic Engagement
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Protesters backing undocumented immigrants locked out of Bank of America HQ

Protesters backing undocumented immigrants locked out of Bank of America HQ

The south doors of Bank America’s corporate headquarters were locked at 10:30 a.m. Monday, to keep out a immigrant...

The Charlotte Observer | Civic Engagement

New Program Arms Immigrants Facing Deportation with Legal Aid

WNYC - November 20, 2013, by John Hockenberry - Fifty years ago, in a case called Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme...

The John Gore Organization & Scarlett Johansson's Our Town Benefit Raises $500,000 for Hurricane Maria Community Relief Fund

The event played to a full house and a very enthusiastic crowd. With more than 3,500 tickets sold, it was one of the...

In Service Sector, No Rest for the Working

New York Times - February 21, 2015, by Steven Greenhouse - On the nights when she has just seven hours between shifts...

[created] | Published by: The Colorado Independent

Minimum wage going up

Minimum wage going up

Voters have decided it’s time to give Colorado’s minimum-wage workers a long-overdue raise. Amendment 70, a measure...

The Colorado Independent | Raising the Bar for Workers and Families

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