October 2019 – mindchangingUSA

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GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill Requiring Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns

October 30, 2019 Editor

From today’s Newsweek Online: Republican senators have blocked an effort by Democrats to vote on a voting rights and election ethics bill. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) blocked a request that…

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The Student Vote Is Surging, And So Are Efforts to Suppress It In Key States

October 24, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: At Austin Community College, civics is an unwritten part of the curriculum — so much so that for years the school has tapped its own…

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Early UAW votes on ending the GM strike are a mixed bag

October 23, 2019 Editor

From today’s CNN Online: Nearly 50,000 General Motors employees are in the process of voting on a tentative labor deal that could end their five-week strike. The early results are…

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NLRB HAS ‘SYSTEMATICALLY’ DAMAGED WORKER RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF LOBBYISTS, REPORT SAYS

October 23, 2019 Editor

From today‘s Newsweek: President Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board has catered to the requests of a prominent business lobbying group and “systematically” eroded workers’ rights, according to a report…

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Chicago Teachers Go On Strike, Capping Years Of Social Justice Activism

October 17, 2019 Editor

From today’s NPR News Online: For the second time in seven years, Chicago Public Schools teachers will be on strike starting Thursday, walking out of class, they say, in the…

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After 30 days on strike, GM-UAW talks suddenly face a deadline

October 16, 2019 Editor

From today’s Detroit Free Press: The clock is ticking for General Motors executives to reach a proposed tentative agreement with the UAW, people close to the talks said Tuesday. The…

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Ohio Was Set to Purge 235,000 Voters. It Was Wrong About 20%

October 15, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The clock was ticking for Jen Miller. The state of Ohio had released names of 235,000 voters it planned to purge from voter rolls in…

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Wage inequality is surging in California, and not just on the coast. Here’s why

October 10, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: Wage inequality has risen more in California cities than in the metropolitan areas of any other state, with seven of the nation’s 15 most unequal…

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Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case

October 10, 2019 Editor

From today’s NPR News Online: The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy loomed large over arguments at the court Tuesday in a set of cases testing whether employers are…

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Montana Gov. Bullock eyes public financing for 2020 run

October 3, 2019 Editor

From today’s AP News Online: Steve Bullock will apply to be the first — and perhaps only — Democrat in the presidential primary who accepts public financing for his campaign,…

GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill Requiring Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns

The Student Vote Is Surging, And So Are Efforts to Suppress It In Key States

Early UAW votes on ending the GM strike are a mixed bag

NLRB HAS ‘SYSTEMATICALLY’ DAMAGED WORKER RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF LOBBYISTS, REPORT SAYS

Chicago Teachers Go On Strike, Capping Years Of Social Justice Activism

After 30 days on strike, GM-UAW talks suddenly face a deadline

Ohio Was Set to Purge 235,000 Voters. It Was Wrong About 20%

Wage inequality is surging in California, and not just on the coast. Here’s why

Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case

Montana Gov. Bullock eyes public financing for 2020 run

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