Tag: Commentary

Right-to-work is the law in 28 states, governing labor relations for just over 51 percent of Americans. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

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Right-to-work law fails in New Hampshire House

David Freddoso · February 16, 2017 6:12 pm

Acosta has served in three POTUS-appointed, Senate-confirmed positions. (AP photo/Alan Diaz)

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6 things to know about Alexander Acosta, Trump’s new pick for labor secretary

Becket Adams · February 16, 2017 6:10 pm

The implication is that you must choose one or the other. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Concerns about leaks are not just a cop-out

Emily Jashinsky · February 16, 2017 6:05 pm

Flynn has volunteered to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees on the condition of immunity from any prosecution. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Flynn debacle shows that it’s time to slay the surveillance beast

Tamer Abouras · February 16, 2017 6:00 pm

A multi-million dollar cleanup operation is needed to keep mounds of trash from being washed into the Missouri River. (Tom Stromme, Bismarck Tribune via AP)

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In North Dakota, a rush to clean up after the environmentalists

David Freddoso · February 16, 2017 5:48 pm

Rule expanded who must automatically be entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Blatant media dishonesty on Republicans letting the mentally ill get guns

Becket Adams · February 16, 2017 5:44 pm

According to Big Labor, the Labor Department exists to promote organized labor. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Puzder’s withdrawal was a win for Big Labor

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · February 16, 2017 5:35 pm

The Women's March announced this week its much-anticipated "general strike" will be March 8.

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Is the Women’s March rejecting ‘lean-in feminism’?

Emily Jashinsky · February 16, 2017 5:05 pm

Daniel Ramirez Medina was detained at his father's home in Des Moines, Wash., for allegedly being affiliated with a gang — a charge that his lawyers deny "unequivocally," citing Medina's clean criminal record. (Daniel Ramirez Medina/Public Counsel via AP)

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Trump must reiterate support for DACA recipients

Casey Given · February 16, 2017 5:00 pm

Poorly sourced stories in acclaimed news outlets are damaging and egregious, but they are not "fake news." (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)?

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Calling all sloppy reporting ‘fake news’ hurts efforts to fight media bias

Emily Jashinsky · February 16, 2017 4:30 pm

Without a license to barber, cutting hair in Arizona is a crime. It's written right in the state's law code that "a person shall not perform or attempt to perform cosmetology without a license or practice in any place other than in a licensed salon."

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Without license to barber, Arizona shuts down cosmetologist giving free haircuts to homeless

Philip Wegmann · February 16, 2017 4:27 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the champion of the Obama rule called the "fiduciary rule" and thus fierce opponent of the GOP effort to undo it, made sure last week to point out that she has a strong ally in this fight. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Elizabeth Warren brags that financial giants are on her side in regulation fight

Timothy P. Carney · February 16, 2017 2:19 pm