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In Cutting taxes, the Economic Odds and Historical Experience Are Against Trump

December 22, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: When President Trump adds his distinctive signature to the tax bill, he will also be making a huge bet that the Republican strategy of deep…

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Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Large Chains

December 15, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday overturned a key Obama-era precedent that had given workers significant leverage in challenging companies like fast-food and hotel…

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Women and Power in the Workplace

December 15, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: “Revolution will come in a form we cannot yet imagine,” the critical theorists Fred Moten and Stefano Harney wrote in their 2013 essay “The Undercommons,”…

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Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs?

December 12, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy,…

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How To Make a Flexible Work Culture Work For All Employees in a Firm

December 9, 2017 Editor

From today’s Forbes: Imagine a work culture in which team members can connect, regardless of where, when and how they work. The traditional workspace is rapidly changing, and today’s businesses…

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Should You Share Your Feelings During a Work Conflict? Probably best to avoid it.

December 6, 2017 Editor

From today’s Harvard Business Review: When a disagreement gets heated with a colleague, it’s normal to feel all sorts of emotions: disappointment, anger, frustration. But should you express those emotions?…

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Risky GOP tax cuts won’t trickle down, may lead to economic disaster in future

November 30, 2017 Editor

From today’s Politico News: Republicans are on the cusp of passing the biggest corporate tax cut in American history, betting it will ignite an economic boom that creates better jobs…

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Proof Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad

November 28, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times by Eduardo Porter Bethamy Magrow is grateful that the minimum wage in New York City is rising to $13 at the end of next month.…