Americans’ First Amendment rights should apply to American workers.
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Trump’s Dump Gets a General — And a Few New Scandals
The lying president unwittingly utters the truth about his den of snakes.
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Silk Roadblock
Yo-Yo Ma’s celebrated project for global understanding through music runs into Donald Trump’s sour note.
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Trump’s Coming Saturday Night Massacre
The president looks to be on the verge of repeating Richard Nixon’s fatal miscalculations.
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Why Is There a Budget Crisis in Connecticut?
It’s one of the wealthiest states, but it’s shrinking—and the governing Democrats are divided over what to do.
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The Justice Department Works for You, and Other Myths
At the annual NAACP convention, the contrast between the messaging from Rod Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions’s number two, and Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s first attorney general, was stark.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About the Gig Economy
Researchers confront unanswered questions when trying to understand the “sharing economy,” from the size of the gig workforce to the financial situation of workers.
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Sam Brownback’s Not One for Religious Freedom
Trump’s new appointee as ambassador for religious freedom is a faith-based trickle-down fanatic who imposed his beliefs on his unwitting fellow Kansans.
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Is the Democratic Party’s ‘Better Deal’ Good Enough?
If “A Better Deal” allows Democrats to play “good cop,” their call for ethics and accountability in the House unleashes their inner “bad cop.”
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Gutting Health Care Not Enough? Trump Moves to Undercut Overtime for Millions
As a thank you to his working-class supporters, the billionaire takes the next step toward eviscerating the Obama-era overtime expansion.