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Obama Warns Of Job Losses If GOP Doesn't Fund Transportation Soon "Obama Urges Congress to Fund Infrastructure Projects" reports NYT: "...Obama poked derisive fun at Republicans as he urged them to join Democrats to pass legislation that would replenish the Highway...
Warren Brings Populism Down South. Is Hillary Paying Attention?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren went to Kentucky to campaign for Senate Democratic candidate Allison Grimes. Some smart people have clearly concluded that progressive economic populism is a winning strategy in the South.
The Hobby Lobby Lesson: We Need To Fight For Single-Payer Health Care
That Hobby Lobby could bring its case to court should prove that a key feature of the Affordable Care Act is fatally flawed: It relies too heavily on private entities to deliver a public good - health care.
The Supreme Court Thinks That Corporations Are People But Women Aren’t
The Hobby Lobby ruling was a loss for everyone who thinks women are actual people and a win for everyone who thinks that corporations and rich bosses should dominate society at the expense of everyone else.
Asian Steel Industry Eats America’s Lunch
We’re not seeking special deals, subsidies or handouts. We’re asking Congress to implement the trade laws to level the field of competition. If the same rules apply to everyone, U.S. industry can compete and win.
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Supreme Court Sides With Corporations "The Roberts Court Thinks Corporations Have More Rights Than You Do" argues TNR's David Gans: "Prior to 2014, the Supreme Court had never held that a secular, for-profit corporation is entitled to protections for the free exercise...
What the Court's "Harris v Quinn" Union Decision Means
The workers can still join unions. They can still collectively bargain. The union is still their sole bargaining agent. They just don't have to pay for the union's services because that violates their "free speech."
Not A Good Day To Be A Woman Or A Public Employee
The latest rulings from the Roberts Court make one thing abundantly clear. It's a good time to be an abstract legal concept called a corporation. A woman, not so much. Neither is it a good time to be a public employee.
America's CEOs: In a Class All By Themselves
Workers in the United States don't make double what workers make in Japan or Switzerland. Why should U.S. CEOs routinely make double — and often much more — than Japanese and Swiss top execs?
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Freedom To Organize, Use Contraception At Stake Today Final day of Supreme Court term will decide Obamacare contraception coverage mandate. The Hill: "A ruling against the administration could undermine the statute’s provision requiring companies to offer...
