Posted on 17 July 2019. Tags: ALEC, Amazon, Conservatives, Laura Huizer, Matt Gardner, Minimum Wage, NELP, Oren Teicher, Pre-Emption
I have to tip my cap to the conservative, anti-worker right-wing. That whole gang has been far more focused, in a laser-like way, on seizing power in places where it can matter a lot—the local and state political arenas. Progressives, until recently, just didn’t focus enough on state capitols and local races—letting the right wing […]
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Posted on 09 January 2019. Tags: Amazon, Minimum Wage, NELP, Oren Teicher, Standard and Poor's, Yannet Lathrop
I’ve spent a fair amount of time recently on the very bad deal made by New York and Virginia with Amazon to lure the company to build its new headquarters in those two states. Amazon is an important story because of the power it exercises over our economy—a power that grows every day. This week, […]
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