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Oregon Governor Signs Sweeping Union Rights Law Affecting Public Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart The National Law Review
On June 20, 2019, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 2016 into law. The legislation brings sweeping changes for public sector employers and unions in an effort to increase unions’ direct access to represented employees at the workplace.

Lula Is Innocent. Free Him Now.

Tony Burke Jacobin
The evidence is now overwhelming — Lula was the victim of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from returning to power. He must be freed.

Media Bits and Bytes - Truth Busters

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The unstraight scoop from NPR, Chuck Todd, NYT; Trump's everyday outrages; Female anchors fight back; AI and the election; SCOTUS social media crackdown

Why Wealth Gap has Grown Despite Record-long Economic Growth

Christopher Rugaber ABC News
As the wealth gap has widened, income gains have remained anemic for Americans at all levels for the past decade. Many economists argue that what's needed is simply higher incomes so more Americans can save and build wealth.