On Sex Discrimination, Men at Work Wonder if They’ve Overstepped
From Nov. 10 New York Times by Nellie Bowles: It has been a confusing season for America’s working men, as the conversation around workplace harassment reveals it to be a…
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Employees do want their job to matter, but meaning at work can be hard to find
From today’s Chicago Tribune by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz: Jennifer Ruiz holds her patient’s trembling hand as she presses a stethoscope to the frail woman’s chest and belly. She compliments the woman…
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House GOP passes bill that rolls back “joint employer” protections for workers
From yesterday’s New York Times by Christine Owens: House Republicans on Tuesday took another step in their campaign to cheat workers out of fair pay and workplace rights. On a…
Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
From today’s New York Times Election Review: By any measure, Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, especially in Virginia, where they swept the top offices, including governor, and made…
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ParadisePapers show Trump Commerce Secretary Has Ties to Putin Cronies
From today’s Slate Magazine by Daniel Politi: Looks like it’s Panama Papers Part Two. The non-profit International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began publishing on Sunday what it is calling the…
WeWork and the Death of Leisure
From today’s New York Times “Opinion” by Ginia Bellafante This past week, Hudson’s Bay, whose story begins 347 years ago in the fur trade, making it the oldest company in…
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI agents in Mueller probe
From today’s LA Times Update on #RussiaGate : A former foreign policy advisor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with…
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Pence casts deciding vote in Senate to deny consumers rights to sue banks
From today’s Washington Post by Ken Sweet: Call it a win for “the swamp.” President Trump and Republicans in Congress handed Wall Street banks a big victory by effectively killing…
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Ralph Nader: Trump’s Anti-Consumer Agenda Hurts His Voters
From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Ralph Nader; As a candidate, Donald Trump promised regular people, “I will be your voice,” and attacked the drug industry for “getting…
Cordray Gives No Signal of Departure Plans as CFPB Finalizes Payday Rule
From law.com Oct. 5, 20 by C. Ryan Barber: As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved Thursday to impose tighter restrictions on the payday lending industry, one question still looms…