The TPP Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
The push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is reaching its final stages as the House of Representatives will soon take the key vote on fast-track trade authority which will almost certainly determine the pact’s outcome. The proponents of TPP are clearly feeling the pressure, as they make every conceivable argument for the deal, and unfortunately many that are not quite conceivable.
Driver’s License Suspensions Create Cycle of Debt
LEBANON, Tenn. — The last time Kenneth Seay lost his job, at an industrial bakery that offered health insurance and Christmas bonuses, it was because he had been thrown in jail for legal issues stemming from a revoked driver’s license. Same with the three jobs before that.
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Seattle's minimum wage raise gave me the breathing room I needed
I moved to Seattle for my wife to attend college and managed to get a job at Whole Foods Market washing dishes again. I was paid $10 an hour – the same I had been earning in my other job – but Seattle was a lot more expensive than what I was used to; especially the rent, the food and gas. This move was my first real foray into responsible adult life and I worried how I would manage.
U.S. Takes Cuba off Terror List, Paving Way for Normal Ties
The State Department removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a largely symbolic step clearing the way for normalizing diplomatic relations 54 years after the U.S. severed ties after Cuba’s communist revolution.
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