Work and Money Section

Loophole Let Wal-Mart Evade $2.3B in Taxes*

Skid Row Homeless Displaced but Still Homeless
Although homeless people, community organizers and academics say the best way to end homelessness is to increase affordable housing, Los Angeles politicians’ most visible response to the city’s crisis has been a police crackdown on homeless people.

News in Brief

FedEx Charged with More Anti-Union Actions in Massachusetts

Congress Challenges Labor Board Anti-Union Definitions

A Third of U.S. Jobs Pay ‘Low Wages’

Grad Students Appeal to U.N. for Union Rights

Extension of Refugees’ Supplemental Security Benefits Debated

Unions Push OSHA to Make Bosses Pay for Safety Gear

‘Domestic Production’ Tax Break Props Up Corporations, Hurts States

Families of Prisoners Sue New York, MCI for Phone Call Scheme

Nearly One in Five U.S. Latinos ‘Food Insecure’

Ohio Court Curtails Stricter Predatory Lending Law

Boycott Called Against Aetna over Slavery Profiteering

Healthcare Industries Fill Candidates’ Coffers

More Work and Money

‘Racism’ Seen in Liberals’ Opposition to Mexican Truckers

Activists Seek Alternative Model to ‘Neo-Liberal’ Trade Pacts

Unprotected by Laws, Domestic Workers Face Exploitation

‘Independent’ Cabbies Fight for Union Rights

White House Gives Frozen Childcare Funds Cold Shoulder Again

Last-Minute Campaign Money Could Hurt Living Wage Push

Employers Asked to Cough Up Paid Sick Days

Labor ‘Free Choice’ Bill Stares Down Bush Veto*

Progressives See Bad Policy in Growing Trade Gap

Groups Clash over Ariz. Minimum-Wage Disability Exemption

Section Editors/Journos Blog

Brian Dominick: Venezuelan Fuel Story Leads to Action in Chicago

Brendan Coyne: Response to a Critic

Brian Dominick: NPR: Testing the Limits of Corporate Advocacy Journalism

Jessica Azulay: Why All the Talk About Social Security?

Brian Dominick: Excellence in Reporting

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FDA Complicit in Pushing Prescription Drugs, Ad Critics Say

In light of news that government regulators have neglected their duties to review pharmaceutical commercials, their proposed fix involves crawling even deeper into bed with drugmakers.

Salmon Advocates Say Kill Dams, Not Sea Lions*

Environmentalists are reacting to a proposal to slaughter some sea lions in order to save the few salmon they in turn kill, pointing to deadly dams as the elephant in the room.

Battle Over Michigan Sulfide Mines Heats Up

In an early round of bureaucratic wrangling, Michigan environmental officials have withdrawn their proposal to allow a sulfide mine in a relatively untouched part of the state.

Nanotech Critics Warn Against Industry Self-Regulation

Activists Target Big Banks for Financing Climate Change

Dubbing them the Wall Street Seven, some environmentalists are putting pressure on major financial institutions for financing power plants that emit the most greenhouse gases.

New Florida Felon Voting Rules Fall Short, Critics Say

While new rules will make it easier for some felons to regain certain rights they lost when convicted, civil-rights activists say the process is still far from libertarian.