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Posted on Author DavidSpring
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Posted on Author Maggie Humphreys
As the U.S. climbs out of the Great Recession, Wall Street and big banks are enjoying record-high profits, at the expense of middle and low-income families still struggling to gain an economic foothold since the economy’s collapse. This economic “recovery” is one for the few, not the many. According to a study by Berkeley economists, […]
Protest Rep. Dave Reichert's opposition to a minimum wage vote
Posted on Author Brian Gunn
Last year House Republicans unanimously voted to block an increase in the minimum wage. This year they’re blocking a vote from even being scheduled, despite overwhelming public support and the millions of families it would lift out of poverty. Meanwhile they continue to support tax cuts for the super rich and corporations that ship jobs […]