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'Truth is, nowadays Uber is little more than a payday loan on wheels.'

"Our overall campaign will be much stronger with the protections we were able to win for the workers."

Several countries have proposed their own versions of a Green New Deal, but climate change knows no borders. We need a global response.

Total Culture War; Parkland + 1; Greta Thunberg; That NYT Cartoon; "Cultural Marxism"; White Identity; Voters Think!

The big draw of the exuberant documentary “Knock Down the House” — about four women who ran for Congress in 2018 — is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York. 

A tiny uptick in wages won't do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials

Exploitation and predatory pricing drove the transformation of the US beef industry – and created the model for modern agribusiness.

Four in 10 workers with employer coverage have trouble paying unexpected medical bills or covering out-of-pocket costs.

Trump—with Bolton and Pence—seek to provoke a war. These are dangerous men with a dangerous agenda.

One group who won’t benefit much from Uber’s IPO: its drivers, who numbered 3.9 million at the end of last year. They are likely to see their pay worsen as the company strives to become more profitable while facing public shareholder pressure.