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181 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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New Mexico’s Challenges Hold Lessons for the Struggle for Universal Child Care New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/new-mexicos-challenges-ho… (link to truthout.org)
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Big Oil’s Midterm Playbook: Spend Big, Say Little Fossil fuel companies and wealthy industry backers spend millions pushing for looser regulations and protections from climate lawsuits. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/big-oils-midterm-playbook-sp… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/scott-kirb… (link to theguardian.com)
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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices and pay. Source: The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/10/22/technology/tech-lawsuit-… (link to nytimes.com)
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AK HB 381: An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and funds of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to reporting requirements for natural gas pipeline projects; creating the Alaska affordable heating fuel fund; relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and inflation adjustment of the maximum price of natural gas; establishing an income tax on certain entities producing or transporting oil or gas in the state; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to a municipal impact grant program and fund; relating to agreements and a payment related to a natural gas project; and providing for an effective date. Alaska HB 381, relating to natural gas project taxation, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, and natural gas pipeline projects, was permanently filed. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB381/ (link to openstates.org)
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Unveiled today: first politically viable wealth tax Reports on the launch of a campaign for a one-time tax on California billionaires, framed by backers as a politically realistic model for taxing extreme wealth. Source: The American Prospect prospect.org/2025/10/23/unveiled-today-first-po… (link to prospect.org)
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Rep. Mejia and Rep. Ramirez's $25 minimum wage bill introduced in the Senate The House sponsors of a $25 federal minimum wage bill welcomed the introduction of a Senate companion, aiming to replace the $7.25 floor with a living wage. Source: Office of Rep. Analilia Mejia mejia.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mejia-… (link to mejia.house.gov)
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Review board to hold hearing to discuss public power Milwaukee Alderman Alex Brower announced a June 24 hearing on replacing the city's investor-owned utility with a municipally owned one, citing state law that allows such a move. Source: Urban Milwaukee urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/review-board-to… (link to urbanmilwaukee.com)
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Overruling Humphrey's Executor: the implications for antitrust enforcement A panel examines the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling removing job protections for FTC commissioners and what it could mean for antitrust enforcement, including possible FTC-DOJ consolidation. Source: Technology Policy Institute techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellane… (link to techpolicyinstitute.org)
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What Employee Ownership Means to Workers An October 2026 event presents a report on how workers at ESOPs, employee ownership trusts, worker co-ops and broad equity plans experience ownership. Source: Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/events/what-employee-ownersh… (link to aspeninstitute.org)
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/as-more-unions-oppose-ice… (link to truthout.org)
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Black voters test the socialist left's ceiling Black voters may determine whether Democratic Socialists of America can build on breakthroughs in the 2026 elections, particularly in the South. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/17/black-voters-democratic-so… (link to axios.com)
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The administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory in upstate New York, where President Trump's deal-making is on display.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Wealth tax backers plan an ad attacking Newsom in early presidential primary states for opposing Proposition 40, which would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
NJ A 4491 to establish a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU was introduced and referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine's loss of access to Starshield are pushing for more congressional oversight of Elon Musk's dominance of space.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
NJ S 4957 establishes a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators