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The gig economy, increasingly relying on AI to set the lowest wages possible, is preying on the precarity of Black workers. @ColorOfChange https://t.co/qZT1IWnvlz

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The people of Mexico are paying the price for a World Cup that they can't even afford tickets to attend. @FightInequality https://t.co/ubHeFwNi33

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In 1990, every single one of the top 20 charities in the US was an operating charity — groups directly carrying out charitable work. Today, the landscape is dramatically different.

Want to see what this chart looks like now?

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Wealthy, out-of-state investors play a major role in pushing Hawaii real estate prices sky-high. And the U.S. military’s massive presence in the state is pumping up that pressure on prices, forcing many local residents to move elsewhere. https://t.co/c0dgcxNp4r

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Lotsa people will lose their shirts over this

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Today is CA's primary day.

This broad coalition has mounted an impressive campaign to raise San Fran's Overpaid CEO Tax on firms with huge pay gaps - facing an army of billionaire and corporate opponents.

We'll be closely watching the ballot measure results tonight.

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This is a movement. There’s still time to be a part of it.

✅ Sign up to volunteer: https://t.co/z4gHwFNKyg
✅Talk to your friends, family and neighbors.
✅And make sure you vote YES on Proposition D by tomorrow, June 2!

Together we can protect care, not greed.

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Should billionaires pay more taxes?

You can probably guess which side our co-editor @Chuck99to1 takes in this debate. His civil sparring with someone from @CatoInstitute actually makes for a really educational exchange.

Studio 2 from WHYY https://t.co/cFM8vOi5Vn

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Our co-editor @SarahDAnderson1 appears on a new @MorePerfectUS video about San Fran and LA ballot initiatives to raise taxes on corps with huge CEO-worker pay gaps. These taxes are a win-win: firms either narrow pay gaps to avoid paying more or they contribute to vital services

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A secretive provision in Trump's 2017 tax cuts — extended last year — lets billionaires deduct the purchase of an entire private jet from their taxes the year they buy it. But new legislation could end this subsidy for the wealthy https://t.co/UG9eS8RjFL

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"what is at first glance a case of hypocrisy at a single sponsor warns of what can happen when financial institutions position themselves at crucial choke points of democracy."

great piece from @DanPetegorsky @IPS_DC on DAF sponsors, SPLC, + leonard leo:
https://t.co/5q0tC0pAS4

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In case you're wondering how it all works... check out https://t.co/uNurrfkUH7 for more on what you can do to protest against the billionaire class @inequalityorg @IPS_DC @PatrioticMills

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NEW: The U.S. military's presence in Hawaiʻi has been touted as a boon for the local economy. But our new report reveals a slew of hidden costs behind the overstated benefits—including environmental harms that disproportionately affect native Hawaiians. https://t.co/7HyL6xNYsm

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Billionaires are tipping the scales of democracy in San Francisco, but that isn't enough to guarantee a win.

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Hawai'i's housing affordability crisis has a unique culprit — the U.S. military. Service members, aided by a hefty off-base housing allowance, are pricing local residents out of the private housing market. https://t.co/c0dgcxNp4r

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Billionaire spending on elections has skyrocketed since 2010's Citizens United decision. Thankfully, last week Hawaii became the first state to pass a law directly challenging that disastrous Supreme Court ruling.

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Workers organizing at Waffle House are fighting for an hourly wage hike to $25, which could set a precedent for employers across the South.

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Yet another case of workers suffering at the expense of luxury for their bosses.

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Corporations love making bold proclamations about bringing money and jobs to the South. They're almost always lying. Thankfully, labor and community groups are changing that pattern, writes Vonda McDaniel from the Central Labor Council of Nashville. https://t.co/CQdmxii6RV