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Bernie Sanders didn’t win the 2020 election. But he may have won its aftermath. The Vermont senator discusses the Rescue Act, cancel culture, the filibuster and more.
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The pending rulemakings involve legal questions that are frequently tested in Dept. of Labor investigations and in class actions pitting plaintiff’s attorneys and unions against management: contractor status, joint employment and tipped wages.
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Violence against Asian American communities is part of a larger system of violence and racism against all communities of color, including Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.
While many public health experts attribute the lack of healthcare in Latin America to lack of resources, the Cuban Revolution shows that when resources are distributed equitably, health outcomes previously unimaginable are possible.
The question is whether even a supportive president can reverse the decline in union power that economists say has helped hollow out America's middle class. Neither organized labor nor sympathetic politicians have managed to do that for decades.
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