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If the Economy Is Back, Why Are Wages Still So Low?
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JL
- 5 hours ago - motherjones.com
First off, a new paper by a trio of researchers confirms some old news: Adjusted for inflation, wages began stagnating for both men and women 10 years ago.
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Take Action:Pay Double for the Same Pill? No Way!
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JL
- 5 hours ago - act.weareultraviolet.org
The Food and Drug Administration has a "sweetheart deal" with one pharmaceutical company to market the drug--meaning the cost stays high because there are no generic versions available.
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Take Action:Join the Fight for An Economy That Works for Everyone!
Business  (tags: obama, politics, americans, abuse, government, usa, labor, economy, dishonesty, ethics, business, americans, abuse, corporate, corruption, finance, politics, society )

JL
- 5 hours ago - progressivecongress.com
Restore the minimum wage Support the right to organize Sign an executive action requiring private businesses contracting with the government pay a living wage.
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Did a Slave Process the Shrimp in Your Scampi?
Business  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, children, freedoms, ethics, society, humanrights, usa, business, consumers, corporate, dishonesty, cover-up, Entrepreneurs, farming, marketing, labor, politics, investments )

JL
- 5 hours ago - motherjones.com
Twenty years ago, most of our shrimp came from domestic wild fisheries. Today, we import 90 percent of it, almost all of it farmed.
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Bank of America Paid Bonuses to Foreclose: Lawsuit
Business  (tags: Banks, Mortgages, Lawsuiits, Bank of America Corp, Politics and Government, Massachusetts )

Judy
- 1 day ago - cnbc.com
"We were told to lie to customers," said Simone Gordon, who worked in the bank's loss mitigation department until February 2012.
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The Yes Men Want to Be Sued By the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Business  (tags: chamber of commerce, climate change, corporations, global warming, hoax, koch, lawsuit, U.S., united states, yes men )

Judy
- 2 days ago - ecowatch.com
Shenanigans at the front door of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday reveal that the Chamber has dropped its lawsuit against The Yes Men, the activist duo famous for their elaborate prime-time pranks against Dow Chemical, Chevron, WTO, and other...
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How Typeface Influences the Way We Read and Think
Business  (tags: business correspondence, sales, fonts, internet, perceptions, business, economy, society, news )

Cal
- 2 days ago - theweek.com
As with all things, there are all kinds of factors you have to consider: Your audience (what typeface are they comfortable reading?), and the medium you're delivering your words on (a computer screen is different from the squinty lines in a novel, for exa
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WI Legislature Fast-Tracking
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JL
- 2 days ago - prwatch.org
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are fast-tracking a controversial bill to keep political donors secret, enact voter ID, and limit early voting, among other measures, with a vote scheduled for next week. The only public hearing on the bill was held Tues
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Looking for Conflict in All the Wrong Places
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JL
- 2 days ago - citizenvox.org
Congressional interrogators at a June 5 hearing will attempt to show that private consulting firms that advise institutional shareholders on proxy votes are riven with conflicts of interest.
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Congress Should Work a Five Day Week Pettion!!
Business  (tags: congress, republicans, democrats, ethics, news, politics, americans, society, americans, interesting, labor )

Robert
- 3 days ago - petitions.moveon.org
Our elected officials in Washington work only three or four days and spend the rest of the time fundraising. It is time for them to work at least five days a week like those they govern.
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OP-ED: Congress Should Give Dad a Break
Business  (tags: congress, news, paternity benefits, paid leave, equal time for Dads, benefitsusa, media, business, labor, society, politics, society )

Cal
- 3 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
While some employers offer time off with pay to new moms (and most don't), not many give dads the same benefit. When they do, it's almost always less time. Only 12 companies on Working Mother magazine's 100 Best list give equal time to dads and moms alik
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Massachusetts High Court Strikes Down Arbitration Class Action Ban
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, finance, government, GoodNews, goodnews, law, marketing, money, politics, society, usa, investing, investments )

JL
- 3 days ago - pubcit.typepad.com
the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued two opinions addressing whether there remain any circumstances in which an arbitration agreement that bans class actions can still be challenged after the Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC
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Verizon Sees "Trade" Deal as the Next "Share Everything" Plan
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, economy, ethics, finance, government, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society, usa, technology, world )

JL
- 3 days ago - citizen.typepad.com
Today's "trade" agreements implicate daily facets of life from medicine prices to Internet freedom to food safety standards. This week Verizon added another sensitive area to that "trade"-implicated list: personal privacy.
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