The VA secretary’s professed ignorance about a report he commissioned describing an ‘existential threat’ to his agency is alarming.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Elon Loves China and Hates Sweden
Capitalism and communism suppress workers; social democracy empowers them.
Posted inEducation in America
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bay Area students organize effectively, but haven’t heard back from university administrators.
Posted inWorking in America
An End to the Endless Workweek
In the country that spawned the movement for the eight-hour workday, workers can still be asked to work 24 hours a day.
Posted inTAP
Our Workforce Needs More Immigrants
Today on TAP: Can Biden link good economics with good politics?
Posted inWorking in America
A Great Week for American Workers
Thanks to autoworkers, baristas, and some Biden administration agencies
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The VA Bows to the Dialysis Duopoly
Despite contracting rules in place to give veterans safe and affordable access to dialysis, DaVita and Fresenius are picking up most of the patients.
Posted inPolitics
The Newcomer From the Shop Floor
Dan Osborn is a mechanic who had never been to Washington until this month and doesn’t own a suit. He wants to be Nebraska’s U.S. senator, running as an independent.
Posted inWorking in America
Where Militant Unionists Come to Plan
The ongoing legacy of Labor Notes was renewed at last week’s gathering.
