Wages hit $15 from D.C. to Silicon Valley and a new analysis points to the working class’s multicultural future.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He is a former Prospect writing fellow, and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Follow @by_jmiller
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Can a Democracy Reform Agenda Help Democrats Win Back the Senate?
Amid voter outrage at special interest influence, Senate Democrats have unveiled a plan to run on fixing the political system.
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Will Obama Heed Advocates’ Call to Act on Dark Money and Voting Rights?
President Obama used his final State of the Union address to call for a “better politics”-declaring, “We have to reduce the influence of money in our politics, so that a handful of families and hidden interests can’t bankroll our elections.” He added, “We’ve got to make it easier to vote, not harder. We need to […]
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FEC Republicans Defend Employer Political Coercion Vote
Amid a burst of anger from Washington watchdogs, the Federal Election Commission’s three Republican commissioners have defended their recent decision to vote against investigating coal company Murray Energy’s alleged political coercion of salaried employees. Company executives had been accused of pressuring workers to contribute money to Murray Energy’s political action committee. But the Republican commissioners […]
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Uber: Greed By Any Other Name?
Saudi Arabia becomes Uber’s biggest investor, the rideshare company introduces a controversial leasing program, and OUR Walmart struggles after losing union funding.
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Clinton, Senate Democrats Plan Broad Democracy Reforms
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly planning to roll out a sweeping platform of democracy reforms that builds on the campaign-finance overhaul she unveiled in September, say progressive advocates. Democracy advocates have been urging Clinton to more forcefully articulate her reform agenda on the campaign trail. Throughout the primary, Clinton has faced consistent […]
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‘Soft Money’ Is Back, and Republicans Want to Make It Official
In their ongoing crusade to roll back campaign-finance regulations, Republican Party leaders have mounted a legal attack on the bipartisan “soft money” ban enacted in 2002. If they succeed, campaign-finance watchdogs warn, American politics will revert to the unsavory practices of the 1990s when wealthy donors, corporations, and unions directed unlimited contributions to party coffers, […]
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FEC Deadlocks Over Employer Political Coercion
Last week, the Federal Election Commission deadlocked over whether to investigate allegations that coal baron Robert Murray coerced employees at his company, Murray Energy Corporation, into making campaign contributions. It’s a move that watchdogs warn will give the green light to workplace political coercion, which experts say is on the rise. The case stems from […]
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Will the Fight for 15 (Officially) Go Union?
Fight for 15 will vote on joining SEIU, NLRB investigates whether its new joint-employer standard applies to McDonald’s, and Elizabeth Warren calls out gig economy abuses.
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Hedging Education
How hedge funders spurred the pro-charter political network.
