Podcast: How They Killed A $15 Minimum Wage (Exclusive For Subscribers)
Sirota and Tom Frank discuss how Biden said he wanted $15, Manchin said he could support $11 — and yet the final bill had no minimum wage increase at all.
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Ending The Drug War Is Good For Workers
A new study shows cannabis legalization is linked to a huge drop in workers’ comp claims
Kyrsten Sinema's Swamp Tale
The former Green Party icon, with her thumbs-down on a $15 minimum wage, personifies the timeless story of the earnest do-gooder turned Washington monster.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Cuomo’s Very Bad Week
New Yorkers take to the street to tax the rich, Biden backs Amazon workers, and the House once again passes the For The People Act.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Cuomo’s Very Bad Week (Exclusive For Subscribers)
New Yorkers take to the street to tax the rich, Biden backs Amazon workers, and the House once again passes The For The People Act.
Lessons From Today’s Doomed Effort To Save The $15 Minimum Wage
Eight Democrats are now on record opposing a living wage, but enough remained to suggest the wage increase could have survived if Biden wanted to push it through.
How To Stop The Manchin Presidency And Raise The Minimum Wage
Dems must vote down the must-pass COVID bill until it includes the wage increase, which they can add right now.
MIDDAY POSTER: NY Dems Move To Repeal Cuomo's Nursing Home Immunity
Also: Biden officials stand to profit from the sale of a minority stake in a strategic consulting firm, and an oil company shells out millions to executives before filing for bankruptcy.
MIDDAY POSTER: NY Dems Move To Repeal Cuomo's Nursing Home Immunity (Exclusive for Subscribers)
Also: Biden officials stand to profit from the sale of a minority stake in a consulting firm, and an oil company shells out millions to executives before filing for bankruptcy.