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Raising Minimum Wage Does Not Hurt Fast-Food Workers

Alex Park Jacobin
Fast-food corporations opposed a California minimum wage increase under the guise of concern for workers, claiming it would result in lost jobs. The bill passed, and the numbers are in: that concern was just scaremongering.

Bullets

Terry Adams Portside
Poet Terry Adams relates how a sensitive child might learn about the intricate relationship between bullets and death.

Machinists Reject Proposal, Strike On

The Stand
IAM District 751 and W24 Machinists voted by 64% to reject the contract and continue to strike. Boeing’s decision to strip workers of their pensions and refusal to return them remains at the heart of this strike for many.

Go See ‘The Apprentice’ Before It’s Too Late

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Trump supporters will never go see 'The Apprentice' and anti-Trumpers won’t be able to bear two hours watching the bane of their existence rise to wealth and power. This lack of a clear audience spells an unfortunate box-office bomb.