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Creating a new international economic order "sounds like an impossible dream," said the former Greek finance minister, but "not more impossible than the principle of one person, one vote, or of the end of the divine right of kings once sounded."

"Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin have yet AGAIN failed working Americans by voting down seven days of paid sick leave for rail workers," lamented Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

For any American who is thinking of voting Republican out of anger about inflation, here’s some advice: look before you leap

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All because they chose profits over humane working policies. What this fight is really about: the persistent difficulty some large corporations have in understanding that their workers are human beings, and not just one more piece of machinery.

Last month, the White House announced more than $1.9 billion in “private sector commitments” to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador-part of Vice President Harris’ “Call to Action” to address the root causes of migration from northern Central America.

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