Other News: ND Voter ID law blocked, MA Equal Pay bill advances, Progressive measures on ballot

By Robert A. Vella In other news today, North Dakota’s voter id law has been blocked by a federal judge, Continue reading →

Oregon Lawmakers Approve Landmark Minimum Wage Increase

Oregon lawmakers have approved landmark legislation that propels the state’s minimum wage for all workers to the highest rank in Continue reading →

Democrats taxing rich & lowering unemployment in Minnesota has led to $1.9 bil budget surplus

When Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton was elected back in 2010, he had a Republican legislature and a state with billions Continue reading →

Missouri Republicans go full Fascist

By Robert A. Vella Regularly on this blog, we have spoken out vociferously against corporatism (i.e. the close association between Continue reading →

New York state fast food workers celebrate $15 minimum wage victory

After more than a year of organized action, fast food workers in New York are about to get what they Continue reading →

Los Angeles becomes the biggest city yet to approve a $15 minimum wage

The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, up Continue reading →

Bernie-nomics: How Sanders Wants to Handle the Economy

Does Bernie Sanders have a proposed economic platform for his presidential campaign? Sanders’s economic platform is his presidential campaign. The Vermont Continue reading →

Populism 2015: Citizens Insist On Trade Deals That Work For All Of Us

Everyone gets that past “free” trade deals rigged the rules against working people. Now across the country a strong populist Continue reading →