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    Aug 29, 2024
    At the end of the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency, 3.3 million more U.S. residents had health insurance than did so in 2019, a new @capitalandmain analysis finds. That led to the lowest rate of residents without health insurance in U.S. history.
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    Number of U.S. Residents Without Health Insurance Rose by 2 Million Under Trump, Fell by 3 Million...
    Uninsured rates increased across all battleground states under Trump, then dropped in swing states during Biden's term.
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    May 31, 2021
    When adjusted for inflation, the average Arizona social worker today actually makes between $4,000 and $6,000 less than social workers earned in the state over 20 years ago. #Fifty100PayGap
    Honey, Who Shrunk Our Income?
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    Jun 1, 2021
    A full-time worker currently earning the national median wage of $50,000 would be making close to $100,000 now — if the country’s economic growth had continued to be shared over the last 45 years. #Fifty100PayGap
    American Workers Earn About Half What They Deserve
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    Apr 11, 2018
    David Sirota Joins Capital & Main – Award-Winning Reporter to Lead National Investigative Desk on Inequality mailchi.mp/capitalandmain…
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    Jun 19, 2023
    Los Angeles is not enforcing its law against illegal short-term rentals facilitated by Airbnb and other companies. It is estimated that the city had lost more than $300 million in fines it did not issue to violators of the Home-Sharing Ordinance in 2022.
    Report: Los Angeles Is Ignoring Thousands of Violations of Its Airbnb Law
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    May 4, 2019
    Guns spewed lead dust. Child gymnasts trained. California regulators failed to act. capitalandmain.com/lead-dust-clos…
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    Dec 30, 2019
    Pull back the curtain on the Trump economy and you’ll find a nation where income inequality is rising to become the new normal.
    2020’s Biggest Story? The (Real) Economy, Stupid
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    Aug 11, 2019
    Thousands of needy California school kids may go hungry if Donald Trump is able to deny food stamps to 3.1 million Americans. capitalandmain.com/school-kids-su…
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    Apr 16, 2019
    Many immigrants hold off on going to the doctor until they can’t wait anymore.
    Scared to Death: Immigrants in Need of Health Care Face Perilous Choices
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    Apr 29, 2025
    Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote. One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.
    Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them
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    Oct 17, 2024
    California’s corporate fast food chains and their scare partners were sure about one thing: The state’s new $20 per hour minimum wage for most workers in that sector was going to lead to massive job cuts, dramatic price hikes or both. It hasn’t happened.
    Raising California’s Minimum Wage Has Not Cost Jobs
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    Sep 5, 2022
    Starbucks has branded itself as progressive and open-minded. Tyler Keeling (@UnionTyler) is a young @SBWorkersUnited organizer aiming to dispel that corporate myth.
    ‘I’ve Got Nothing to Lose But I’ve Got Everything to Gain.’
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    May 31, 2021
    Americans' wages are not keeping pace with skyrocketing inflation and cost of living. @capitalandmain's new #Fifty100PayGap series examines the causes of America's income inequality crisis. capitalandmain.com/american-worke…
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    Aug 4, 2021
    It’s easy to pick up a bag of delicate small bell peppers in the supermarket, or lift a heavy watermelon out of the bin, without thinking about what it must have been like to get them from field to city in this summer’s heat. (Photoessay by David Bacon: bit.ly/3lubeOS)
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