Between December 2024 and August 2025, the VA reported a net loss of thousands of health care positions, and advocates report the impact of understaffing, facility closures, and waiting times has been ‘dire.’
Marcus Baram
Marcus Baram is a writer and editor for Capital & Main. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, New York magazine, and the New York Daily News. His critically acclaimed 2014 biography of the late Gil Scott-Heron, Pieces of a Man, was named a notable book by The New Yorker.
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OSHA Office Closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ Raises Fears About Risks to Workers
Louisiana is one of the most dangerous states in the U.S. for workers. The Trump administration plans to close its lone protection unit.
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Elon Musk’s Slash-and-Burn Approach Is Bound to Cause Mayhem, Efficiency Experts Say
There are much more effective ways to improve government than cutting ‘to the bone.’
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Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Overtime Pay to Millions of U.S. Workers
If you earn less than $55,000 a year and work more than 40 hours a week, you could be eligible for time and a half.
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Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay
A patchwork of different rules decide which workers earn time and a half around the country.
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Will the Biden Administration Deliver on Overtime Pay?
The Labor Department is readying a rule that could allow millions more Americans to earn additional wages.