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"Underpaid And Overloaded": Struggles Of Low-Wage Women Exposed
The National Women’s Law Center hosted a congressional briefing on the release of a new report about the reality for working women in America today, and what they need for fairness and equality in today's economy.
The Truth About The New Orleans School Reform Model
Having an honest discussion about education policy usually means questioning what policy leaders and their scribes in the press are foisting off as "information." Take New Orleans as an example.
Progressive Breakfast
Bank of America Fined Bank of America Ordered to Pay Nearly $1.3 Billion in Mortgage Case. New York Times: "A federal judge has ordered Bank of America to pay nearly $1.3 billion in penalties for its role in defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into buying thousands...
The NLRB's McDonald's Ruling Is A Big Win For Low-Wage Workers
This is actually a big deal because it means that McDonalds' low-wage employees can start going after the larger company for things like wage theft and ultimately could organize themselves into a union.
Republicans Again Filibuster Bring Jobs Home Act
A Senate bill to stop subsidies to companies to help them move jobs and production out of the country was filibustered Wednesday by Senate Republicans. Will we know who paid to kill this bill?
A Campaign That Helps Women 'Make It Work' In This Economy
The "Make it Work" campaign is primarily concerned with issues surrounding equal pay, caregiving, and work and family life. Vivien Labaton, the campaign co-founder, explains how it plans to advance its agenda.
Who Really Rates as a ‘True Egalitarian’?
A leading conservative academic is charging that critics of America's top-heavy distribution of income and wealth are missing the bigger picture. In the process, progressive economists point out, he's only fogging that picture up.
Progressive Breakfast
Senate Nears "Highway Cliff" Senate steps closer to 'highway cliff'. Politico: "The Senate has passed a bill to rescue highway and transit funding that House Speaker John Boehner says he won’t accept, keeping the specter of a 'highway cliff' alive with just days...
"Share the Bread, Mr. President": Sign A 'Good Jobs' Executive Order
This is as sharp as dividing lines get. Should the power of the federal government be used to elevate worker wages or drive them down? It is not just an economic or political question; it is also a moral one.
Federal Contract Workers Strike For A 'Good Jobs' Executive Order
Employees working at the Ronald Reagan Building, the Pentagon, the Air and Space Museum, and the National Zoo are representative of almost 2 million low-wage private sector workers under federal contract.
