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January 23, 2024
KJ Boyle
Donald Trump Is No Friend to the Working Class
It’s no contest: The Biden administration’s labor policies have been dramatically better for ordinary Americans than those of his predecessor.
June 17, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Letting Jeffrey Epstein’s Pals Off the Hook
A new documentary and a new book about the disgraced pedophile only gesture at the upper-crust social milieu that tolerated his crimes.
September 18, 2019
Nick Martin
GM Workers Strike to Get Back What the Recession Stole
Eleven years ago, the UAW threw General Motors a lifeline. Now, workers wonder if they can trust the union and the company to honor their sacrifice.
August 12, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
Jeffrey Epstein and the Myth of “Justice” in America
The U.S. criminal legal system protected him for years—and then it failed him, just as it has failed countless people of color who are put behind bars.
July 10, 2019
Matt Ford
Alexander Acosta’s Trumpian Non-Apology
The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago—then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud.
November 28, 2018
Jeet Heer
Report: Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave a great deal to a billionaire pedophile.
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