Any remotely accurate autopsy of the bankrupt city will find the cancer that killed it was the decline of the American auto industry.
Harold Meyerson
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Ending Minority Rule
What the Democrats’ mini-war on the filibuster is really about.
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The Part-Timer Problem
Delaying the employer mandate may mean fewer firms will cut workers’ hours—but the rise of part-time work will continue nonetheless.
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A Good Day For Hotel Workers
Long at odds, UNITE HERE and the Hyatt chain reach a deal that will enable workers to unionize
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Chris Christie’s Unnecessary Special
The New Jersey governor schedules a Senate election three weeks before his own.
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The Ugly Side of D.C.’s Corporate Bipartisanship
American retailers who don’t want to help Bangladesh in the aftermath of garment-industry disasters are getting cover from the Washington establishment.
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The New New Haven
How a union of Yale employees aligned itself with community activists and won control of a beleaguered city.
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Dimon Forever
JP Morgan Chase shareholders vote on the best way to oversee America’s biggest bank.
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A Devil of a Problem for Labor in the City of Angels
Los Angeles has the nation’s smartest, most successful union movement. So why is it coming out of tomorrow’s mayoral election so banged up?
