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VIDEO: May Day rally in Austin denounces Trump, celebrates workers
| May 2, 2025
With a raucous march from the Texas Capitol to Austin City Hall, hundreds of people rallied against the Trump administration on May Day.
The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges—and the economy
| April 28, 2025
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This so-called demographic cliff has been predicted ever since Americans started having fewer babies at the advent of the Great Recession around the end of 2007—a falling birth rate that has not recovered since, except for a slight blip after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
| October 22, 2024
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
| October 8, 2024
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A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton
| March 18, 2025