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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?
Progressive Breakfast
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...
5 Signs the U.S. Is Failing to Protect Women's Rights in the Workplace
Our country’s bias against women in the workplace isn’t just cultural. As is true elsewhere, evidence for it can be found in both policy choices and economic data.
David Brooks Asks "What Is America For?" We Must Provide The Answer.
From his 1997 call for "A Return to National Greatness" to his new lament about America's "Spiritual Recession," conservative David Brooks makes it easy to dismiss his arguments. But we must not dismiss his questions.
Mitch McConnell Has A Bridge To Sell You, And Kentuckians Aren't Buying
The Senate minority leader thinks the best way to help pay for a $2.7 billion bridge rebuilding project in Kentucky is to stiff the workers who would do the work. A poll shows that idea is wildly unpopular.
Wingnut Week In Review: Mississippi, Goddam!
Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran defeated primary challenger Chris McDaniel with the help of black Democrats, and the tea party exploded with rage. Now, to quote Nina Simone, “Everybody Knows About Mississippi, Goddam!”
Millennials' Report Tackles Unemployment, Education and Race
The Young Invincibles' report, "Closing the Race Gap: Alleviating Young African American Unemployment through Education," offers solutions to racial disparities in higher education and the job market.
Populist Majority: Conservatives Agree With Sen. Warren, System Rigged
Democrats running for office should pay attention to this survey. Americans are hungry for "populist" solutions that help regular working Americans and are tired of a political system that rigs the game for the already-rich.
