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Voters Want Higher Minimum Wages. Why? They Grow Jobs

Last year Maine voters approved an increase in the minimum wage. After this jobs and wages surged. So business groups are trying to do something about it. And not just in Maine. Maine's Job "Surge" Last year voters approved a Maine ballot initiative raising the...

Did You Vote For Unfair Pay and Unsafe Workplaces?

Who could be against fair pay and safe workplaces? Give you one guess. President Trump just signed a bill, passed by the Republicans in the House and Senate, that repealed President Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order. "Fair pay and safe workplaces"...

Trump Nominates 'Alligator' Clayton To Run SEC

Saying on the campaign trail that Wall Street banks and hedge funds are "getting away with murder," President Trump promised voters he would "drain the swamp" and "reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics." He was playing on the public's...

Trump Promised Bigly Infrastructure, His Budget Cuts It

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to spend $1 trillion to modernize America's infrastructure. There were no specifics. As economist Brad DeLong put it, Trump only offered "plans to have plans." Now Trump has released a budget outline, and the plans to...

Immigration Crackdown Sparks Silicon Valley Protests

The TV show Silicon Valley regularly makes fun of tech companies that promise to "make the world a better place." Now, Tech Stands Up and Silicon Valley Rising want tech companies to follow through on this promise - starting with their workers. [vimeo 98720197 w=400...

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