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View of the New York State Capitol building in Albany.
Dec 19

New York State May Soon Have the Highest-Paid Lawmakers in the US

The New York State Legislature may vote to raise pay for its lawmakers to $130,000 a year from $110,000, making them the highest-paid in the U.S.
By Courtney Vinopal
In an aerial view, freight rail cars sit in a rail yard near shipping containers.
Nov 29

Biden Urges Congress to Block Rail Workers From Striking Over Sick Days, Challenging His Pro-Union Stance

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation adopting a labor agreement between U.S. rail workers and management that was voted down by most union members, who are pushing for paid sick days.
By Courtney Vinopal
The California State Capitol
Nov 2

Even in States Where Legislators Earn More, Economic Diversity in the State House Remains Elusive

Even in states where serving in the legislature is a full-time job, few working class people run for the position. A job with term limits can be a gamble for Americans worried about putting food on the table.
By Courtney Vinopal
Close-up of UK prime minister Liz Truss, who is bowing her head while delivering her resignation from office.
Oct 21

Lessons in How Not to Quit, From Liz Truss

By Courtney Vinopal
Aug 25

Inside LA’s Star Garden Strike: Strippers Are Organizing Whether You Like It or Not

By Erin Taylor
A protestor waves a yellow flag that reads "Don't Tread on My Uterus" outside the Supreme Court building.
Jul 7

Workers Want Their Employers to Stop Donating to Anti-Abortion Politicians. Here’s Why They Probably Won’t

By Courtney Vinopal
he Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 16

Biden’s New Pandemic Plan Could Shift Control From the CDC to the White House and Disease Experts Aren’t Happy

By Linda Carroll
Jun 12

Pat Toomey and the Strange, Winding Tale of Reserve Trust

By James Ledbetter
Jun 7

New York’s Bitcoin Mining Ban Shows the Limits of Crypto’s Political Clout

By James Ledbetter
Jun 2

Even France’s Diplomats Are Going On Strike

By Courtney Vinopal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos
May 26

In a Chaotic and Unequal World, Davos’s Brand of Do-Gooderism Is Increasingly Irrelevant

By Oliver Staley
May 26

Ripple CEO Meets Georgian Prime Minister With Awful Human Rights Record

By James Ledbetter
Packages of Sudafed.
May 25

There are Good Reasons Why Sudafed is So Hard to Buy

By Oliver Staley
A Starbucks sign is seen alongside the mural of Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet genera
May 23

Starbucks Joins McDonald’s as the Latest US Company to Pull Out of Russia

By Oliver Staley
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists
May 19

New Sanctions on Russia Could Trigger a Default That Will Be Felt Across the Global Economy

By Linda Carroll
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May 18

New York State Accuses Amazon of Discrimination, Just the Latest Conflict Between the Company and New Yorkers

By Oliver Staley
May 16

Corporate Support for Social Issues Is All the Rage, Except When the Topic Is Abortion Rights

By Natalia Petrzela
May 2

EXCLUSIVE: “It Is So Modest”—Inside New York’s Bitcoin Mining Moratorium

By James Ledbetter
Apr 27

Prominent Twitter Accounts Are Seeing Wild Swings in Followers After the Musk Deal

By Isabella Simonetti
Trump and Twitter illustration
Apr 26

Trump Said He Won’t Return to a Twitter Run by Elon Musk

By Isabella Simonetti
Apr 16

Will a Small Group of Hair and Makeup Stylists Manage to Change the Definition of a Gig Worker?

By Annie Levin
Apr 12

April Is Crypto Regulation Month

By James Ledbetter
celebrates following vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
Apr 12

How New York’s Most Republican Borough Unionized Amazon

By Anna Betts
Harvesting wheat in Washington state.
Apr 12

How the Global Food Shortage Helps US Farmers

By Linda Carroll
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