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Labor board charges Starbucks with another big labor law violation, this week in the war on workers
The National Labor Relations Board has issued yet another complaint against Starbucks for breaking labor laws as it attempts to break its workers’ will to organize and fight for better working conditions and more respect in the workplace. This is far... → Read More
Viral video shows the reality of Starbucks' union-busting campaign, this week in the war on workers
There are now 221 Starbucks stores where workers have voted to unionize—but the company has only engaged in first bargaining sessions at three of them. Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board is handling hundreds of unfair labor practice charges... → Read More
Donald Trump demands brownie points for obeying the law
Here’s Donald Trump’s latest ridiculous explanation for how he was not mocking a reporter with a disability last fall when he was obviously mocking a reporter with a disability: “I spend millions a year, or millions of dollars on ramps, and get... → Read More
Veterans of Foreign Wars 'will not tolerate' Trump's latest nonsense
Donald Trump continues to be barraged by condemnation of his attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Following a number of Gold Star families, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has come out with a strong statement in support of the Khans: “Election year or... → Read More
Democratic Senate candidates draw a bright line against Trump's attacks on the Khans
Donald Trump’s vicious, Islamophobic attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan were the story of the weekend, and, with Republican leaders refusing to repudiate Trump even as they claimed to oppose his comments, Democrats running for Senate seats across the... → Read More
Harry Reid gives Republican leaders hell for their 'cowardice' over Trump endorsements
Donald Trump spent the weekend insulting Khizr and Ghazala Khan after their powerful appearance at the Democratic National Convention in honor of their son, the late Capt. Humayun Khan. Almost no one is defending Trump, but this calls for more than... → Read More
Clinton wonders 'where the bottom is' in Trump's ugliness
Hillary Clinton joined the parade of public figures calling out Donald Trump’s attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan during campaign stops in Ohio on Sunday: "To launch an attack as he did on Captain Khan's mother, a Gold Star mother, who stood there... → Read More
This week in the war on workers: Wage theft in the Senate
Here’s a good indicator of how common wage theft really is: The Labor Department announced Tuesday that federal contractors had shorted 674 Senate cafeteria workers to the tune of $1 million. Two companies, Restaurant Associates and its... → Read More
Trump is already creating jobs ... for foreign guest workers
Well, of course. Mr. “I’m going to bring jobs to America” is bringing jobs to America … and looking for foreign guest workers to fill them. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter are looking for 78 servers, housekeepers, and... → Read More
Mainstream American comic Hari Kondabolu answers five questions
Hari Kondabolu has just released his second album, Mainstream American Comic , following up Waiting for 2042. You can also find him on tour now , doing the podcast Politically Re-Active ... → Read More
Pence: Elect Trump and Roe v. Wade will be 'consigned to the ash heap of history'
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says Donald Trump is ready to send women back to back alleys and coat hangers if elected: “I’m pro-life and I don’t apologize for it,” he said during a town hall meeting here. “We’ll see Roe vs. Wade... → Read More
Fox News had no time for Khizr Khan's amazing speech. Benghazi ads and Katy Perry, though ...
Fox News has done it again. Just as it ran commercials over the Mothers of the Movement during their Tuesday evening appearance, Fox ran commercials while Khizr Khan spoke, Media Matters reports: While CNN and MSNBC aired the video and Khan’s... → Read More
Desperate Trump campaign flings poo at Clinton speech, hoping some of it will stick
Hillary Clinton’s speech Thursday night, coming at the end of a Democratic National Convention filled with amazing speeches, has left the Trump campaign seriously flailing in its search for a response. Campaign chairman Paul Manafort expanded his... → Read More
North Carolina GOP makes the most embarrassing attack on Tim Kaine
Whoopsies! The North Carolina Republican Party thought it had caught Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine in a major lapse of performed patriotism Wednesday night, but they embarrassed themselves, not Kaine. The state party tweeted an attack... → Read More
Clinton campaign: Intelligence agencies need Trump to assure he won't leak briefing info
Can Donald Trump be trusted not to leak the information he gets in intelligence briefings given to him as a presidential candidate? It’s always been in doubt given Trump’s mouth, but his plea to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton has put the safety of any... → Read More
Democratic National Convention Night 4: It's Hillary's time
It’s the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention, the one that everything so far has been leading up to. We’ve heard from virtually all of the Democratic Party’s biggest names, with one exception: the person this whole convention is... → Read More
Donald Trump on the minimum wage: 30 seconds, three different answers
What does Donald Trump think of the minimum wage? It’s safe to say that even he doesn’t know what he thinks. Back in November, at a Republican primary debate, Trump said he opposed raising the minimum wage because “wages too high.” On Tuesday night, in... → Read More
Fox News shows what it thinks of the Mothers of the Movement
One of the most powerful moments in a Democratic National Convention that’s been filled with powerful moments was Tuesday night, when the “Mothers of the Movement” appeared. Nine women who have lost children to police action or gun violence filled the... → Read More
Donald Trump begs Russia to hack Hillary Clinton
Perhaps the most shocking thing Donald Trump said at his latest rambling, incoherent press conference was that he wants Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton’s personal emails from her time as ... → Read More
Donald Trump is having a press conference. What will he say this time?
Mr. Unpredictable is at it again—Donald Trump is holding a press conference at 10:30 AM ET. Does he think he’s going to disrupt the uplift of the Democratic National Convention? Win over the ... → Read More