Rights / Democracy - OtherWords

Rideshare Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors

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There’s a terrible human cost when companies like Uber misclassify their workers. A new law could change that.

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The man Trump charged with protecting our public lands doesn’t believe we should have any.

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Candidates should pledge that the middle class won’t pay $1 more in new taxes until billionaires put up at least $1 trillion.

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The Trump administration is moving money away from disaster relief to lock up more immigrants.

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From sea to shining sea.

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When workers can’t organize or speak out, their lives — and ours — may be at risk.

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When workers don’t have a voice in their workplace, they eventually lose their voice at the ballot box, too.

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Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have far-reaching proposals to give workers something even more important than money: power.

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What’s the most effective response when someone around you says something offensive?

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Canadians enjoy much better health care, much less inequality, and — a new study finds — higher incomes too.