
The School Privatization Agenda Has Taken a Hit
Among the positive signs from the recent midterm elections is the pushback against privatizating public education in the U.S.
Among the positive signs from the recent midterm elections is the pushback against privatizating public education in the U.S.
The company routinely pays wages barely above the poverty line, while using intrusive surveillance systems to monitor the workforce and measure if targets were met.
The "good things" in the budget bill and tax cut package "come at far too high a price."
On Wednesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti were inching closer to resolution on two big economic goals for the state and city, respectively.
The good news for parents to be in Michigan: Republican state lawmakers want to give a tax credit for fetuses beginning at 12 weeks' gestation. The bad news: Last year, the state eliminated tax cuts for children who were already born.
A new report by the Resolution Foundation shows that growth in disposable income for British families has tumbled to a meager 0.6 percent in the last decade after growing at an average rate of 2.7 percent during the previous half-century.
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