Robert Reich | The
"Paid-What-You're-Worth" Myth
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "Fifty years ago, when General Motors was the largest employer in America, the typical GM worker got paid $35 an hour in today's dollars. Today, America's largest employer is Walmart, and the typical Walmart workers earns $8.80 an hour."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "Fifty years ago, when General Motors was the largest employer in America, the typical GM worker got paid $35 an hour in today's dollars. Today, America's largest employer is Walmart, and the typical Walmart workers earns $8.80 an hour."
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US Criticized
by UN for Human Rights Failings on NSA, Guns and Drones
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington reports: "At the start of a two-day grilling of the US delegation, the committee's 18 experts made clear their deep concerns about the US record across a raft of human rights issues. Many related to faultlines as old as America itself, such as guns and race."
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington reports: "At the start of a two-day grilling of the US delegation, the committee's 18 experts made clear their deep concerns about the US record across a raft of human rights issues. Many related to faultlines as old as America itself, such as guns and race."
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Under
Pressure, Obama Calls for Immigration-Enforcement Review
David Nakamura, The Washington Post
Nakamura reports: "President Obama on Thursday ordered his administration to review its immigration policies to determine ways to make it more humane, a response to mounting pressure from advocates to stem deportations of illegal immigrants."
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David Nakamura, The Washington Post
Nakamura reports: "President Obama on Thursday ordered his administration to review its immigration policies to determine ways to make it more humane, a response to mounting pressure from advocates to stem deportations of illegal immigrants."
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US Criticized
for Lack of Action on Mortgage Fraud
Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Apuzzo reports: "Four years after President Obama promised to crack down on mortgage fraud, his administration has quietly made the crime its lowest priority and has closed hundreds of cases after little or no investigation."
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Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times
Apuzzo reports: "Four years after President Obama promised to crack down on mortgage fraud, his administration has quietly made the crime its lowest priority and has closed hundreds of cases after little or no investigation."
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Senators
Strike Deal to Extend Long-Term Jobless Benefits
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running election-season standoff by striking a compromise that would extend jobless benefits for 2 million Americans who have been out of work the longest."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running election-season standoff by striking a compromise that would extend jobless benefits for 2 million Americans who have been out of work the longest."
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5 Things We
Learned From Today's Senate Hearing on Keystone XL
Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine reports: "The president's decision on whether or not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is drawing closer, and if recent protests and hearings are any indication, the arguments around the issue are only heating up."
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Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress
Valentine reports: "The president's decision on whether or not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is drawing closer, and if recent protests and hearings are any indication, the arguments around the issue are only heating up."
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