January 22nd 2022
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A recent Third Circuit decision applies the case law on public employees and the First...
On Thursday, Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to...
The federal government shutdown is precipitating a wave of lawsuits and talk of sick-outs and...
Minimum wages are rising across the country. On Sunday, San Francisco’s minimum wage reached...
This week, the NFL announced a new policy punishing players who "take a knee" in protest of...
Friday was a big day for unionization efforts in New England. Late in the afternoon, election...
In the weeks ahead, we’ll be sharing more about a project that Sharon and I are launching at...
Arizona teachers began voting on whether to strike on Tuesday afternoon. While Republican...
The Washington Post reports that Target has agreed to a $3.74 million settlement with black and...
For the last forty years, a determined attack on our democracy has been funded by a small cadre of right wing billionaires. The leaders of this effort are determined to ensure that the decisions of government benefit the corporations and the wealthy, and they have recognized that in order to win on the substance—taxation, deregulation, shrinking government, preventing redistribution—they have to undercut the very structures of our democracy.
Less than two years after having finally been recognized as the inspiration for J. Howard...
This post follows up on our prior post, which focused on the complex provisions of the proposed Senate tax bill. This post discusses some of the key concerns that have been expressed about the new tax bill. (Again, we focus here on the Senate version of the proposed legislation. The specifics of the analysis may change once we get the Conference version, though the broader policy and design questions are likely to persist.)