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Wednesday, 07 March 2018 15:50

DeLauro, Clark Introduce Bill to Protect Tipped Workers

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DeLauro, Clark Introduce Bill to Protect Tipped Workers

Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Katherine Clark (MA-05) today introduced the Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act, legislation to protect tipped workers from having their tips taken by their employers.

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Thursday, 28 December 2017 16:44

How One Dying Man Changed The Debate About The Tax Bill

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Ady Barkan speaks at a Dec. 19, 2017, press conference against the GOP tax bill organized by congressional Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

What mattered was that he showed up — that he put himself in front of the people whose opinions on the arcana of U.S. fiscal policy would have a direct and immediate impact on his weakening body. The point was for them to see his frailties, hear the catches in his voice and the kludginess of his diction.

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Thursday, 27 July 2017 02:11

Benefit Kitchen

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Benefit Kitchen

Are you eligible for benefits in Virginia?

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Sunday, 27 November 2016 00:00

Obama’s Big Overtime Reform Just Got Blocked In Court

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Obama’s Big Overtime Reform Just Got Blocked In Court

A federal judge issued an injunction against President Barack Obama’s new overtime rule Tuesday, a major setback that delays one of the president’s significant reforms from going into effect next week as planned.

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Tuesday, 13 September 2016 00:00

Nationwide, Workers Join Clergy to Demand Lawmakers Advance Politics of Morality

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Nationwide, Workers Join Clergy to Demand Lawmakers Advance Politics of Morality

Clergy join with low wage workers to call for $15 minimum wage and declare firm opposition to 'systemic racism, classism, poverty, xenophobia, and any attempt to promote hate towards any members of the human family.'

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Tuesday, 24 May 2016 00:00

A Commencement Address for the Most Indebted Class Ever

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As Bernie Sanders has suggested, if millions of young people stood up and said they’re "sick and tired of leaving college $30,000, $50,000, $70,000 in debt, that they want public colleges and universities tuition-free... that is exactly what would happen."

The system is trying to squeeze you harder than any generation before you.

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Thursday, 05 May 2016 00:00

Factors Determining the Number of Jobs

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Factors Determining the Number of Jobs

It is useful to develop a common understanding of the factors affecting job creation in our economy. The idea that a full employment economy is possible in not new. For instance, this goal is stated in Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: I quote: “Everyone has the right  to work, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against  unemployment.”

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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 00:00

Commentary: Pope Francis' impact on the Catholic vote in 2016

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Commentary: Pope Francis' impact on the Catholic vote in 2016

When the Bernie Sanders campaign announced plans to visit the Vatican, more than one journalist asked me for comment on the oddity of a progressive candidate seeking to associate himself with an institution whose views are antithetical to much of what he espouses. This, I believe, is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the majority of Catholics in America view the role of their faith in their political and civic life. Call it the Pope Francis effect. It is real and, because Catholics are the preeminent swing voters, it will matter a great deal.

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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 00:00

Big blow to Republicans and Scott Walker: 'Right to Work' ruled unconstitutional

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Big blow to Republicans and Scott Walker: 'Right to Work' ruled unconstitutional

When Scott Walker came into office, he claimed that he had no interest in trying to get “Right to Work” laws passed.

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Friday, 29 April 2016 00:00

Subsidized jobs programs work

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Subsidized jobs programs work

Nearly seven years after the end of the deepest recession in our lifetimes, the job market has in many ways returned to pre-recession levels. And yet there are far more people seeking work than jobs available. Unemployment and underemployment persist in many communities where the recovery lags. And some workers are left out even in the best of times.

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