Elizabeth Warren has been putting out some impressive legislation lately. #Warren2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s new reform bill would ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks
The bill, which comes amid speculation that Warren could run for president in 2020, would also create “conflict-free investment opportunities for federal officials with new investment accounts.”
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Conservative billionaires like the Koch Bros and Betsy DeVos are trying to convince public employees to destroy their own unions. Why? Because these billionaires make higher profits when labor is cheap. The Kochs and DeVos have no sense of patriotism or care for people that work for a living
Right Wing Groups Target Public Sector Union Members
Starting this past August 1st Janus joins a network of right-wing think tanks that are using websites filled with misleading statements to try to convince public sector workers to drop their union affiliation.
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When your career and greed outweigh daily insults about your race and ethnicity #GOP2018
Asian-American GOP Official Says Party Members Have Called Her ‘Ch*nk’
Jennifer Carnahan says she’s also been called a “dragon lady” and “a stupid Asian not even born in America.”
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“As I tried to give my remarks at the public hearing this morning on HB 4268 in defense of our constitutional property rights, I got dragged out of House chambers,” Lucas said. “Why? Because I was listing out who has been donating to Delegates on the Judiciary Committee.”
Woman Dragged Out of West Virginia House Hearing For Listing Oil and Gas Contributions to Members
“The people who are going to be speaking in favor of this bill are all going to be paid by the industry.”.. Lissa Lucas traveled the 100 miles from her home in Cairo, West Virginia to the state capitol in Charleston Friday to testify against an oil and gas industry sponsored bill (HB 4268) that woul…
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Grand coalition
Proponents hope the backing from grassroots groups with millions of members will help in Sanders’s “Medicare For All” push.
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Some things never change – like capitalism massacring native people to steal their resources
‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe Members Reported Killed in Brazil
‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe Members Reported Killed in BrazilSHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2ePdrAzShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelMembers of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil in 2008. Indigenous groups in…
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“When America talks about the criminal justice system, the families of incarcerated people are rarely considered or mentioned. When we are, we’re made to feel shame or guilt. But you rarely hear about how the children, parents and siblings of incarcerated people are harmed.”
America must do more to help family members of incarcerated
More than half of imprisoned adults have minor children. And they often suffer trauma, end up in the system, or both.
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Boycott Fred Meyer and Kroger until the strike ends! ✊???
“With this vote, our members at Fred Meyer have demonstrated strength, unity, and resolve,” Secretary-Treasurer Scearcy said. “They will not be intimidated into accepting a proposal that drives down industry standards and hurts Teamster families.”
Solidarity at Fred Meyer – members vote 332-1 to authorize a strike
The grocery giant Fred Meyer/Kroger has a history of testing our members’ resolve. In 2011 and 2014, they put substandard proposals on the table and tried to force a vote.
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