This special episode examines what is looking increasingly likely: a federal government shutdown. Unless Congress can pass a continuing budget
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Money is power. And the extreme concentration of wealth that we’re seeing means that more and more political power is
On July 1, workers in one region of Oregon achieved what once seemed an inspired goal. The minimum wage in
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