February 2018 – Page 2 – mindchangingUSA

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SCOTUS conservatives set to strike down union fees on free-speech grounds

February 8, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: Paying union dues and baking a wedding cake may not seem like classic examples of free speech—except perhaps at the Supreme Court. This year, the high…

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#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering

February 7, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states,…

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Market Update: Why Rising Wages Are Scaring the Hell Out of Stock Investors

February 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s Slate Magazine: On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a strong jobs report showing wages rising at their fastest rate since the Great Recession. Then, the stock…

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How Wells Fargo and Federal Reserve Struck Deal to Hold Board Accountable

February 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: On a Thursday evening in mid-January, a group of top Wells Fargo executives sat down for dinner in an upscale surf-and-turf restaurant near the White…

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Justice Department Dismisses Corruption Case Against Menendez

February 1, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The Department of Justice on Wednesday dismissed all the remaining charges against Senator Robert Menendez, a decision that underscores how a 2016 Supreme Court ruling…

SCOTUS conservatives set to strike down union fees on free-speech grounds

#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering

Market Update: Why Rising Wages Are Scaring the Hell Out of Stock Investors

How Wells Fargo and Federal Reserve Struck Deal to Hold Board Accountable

Justice Department Dismisses Corruption Case Against Menendez

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