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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (AP Photo/Salon)

Robert Reich: The future of work

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd gathered at the Local 18 Richfield Facility of the Operating Engineers Apprentice and Training, a union and apprentice training center specializing in the repair and operation of heavy equipment on March 29, 2018 in Richfield, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Trump only pretends to like unions

Tom Conway - Independent Media Institute
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"Corporate America" may not be accurate

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
FILE - In this Friday, March 31, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses an audience (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Bernie's Labor Day message

Sen. Bernie Sanders - Alternet
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Greg Wright - The Conversation
A man smokes a marijuana joint at a party celebrating weed Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Seattle. Fans of the drug have long marked April 20 as a day to roll weed or munch on pot-laced brownies, and call for increased legal access to it. This year's celebrations throughout the U.S. come amid loosening of marijuana restrictions and increasing tolerance for the plant's use from Alaska to Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

12-year high

Al Olson - The Fresh Toast
(AP/Reuters/Joshua Lott/Jonathan Ernst/Lefteris Pitarakis/Tony Dejak)

GOP gives labor the finger

Sophia Tesfaye
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The 24/7 work culture

Kali Holloway - Alternet
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America's shocking burnout

Matt Saccaro
A Boeing assembly facility in Renton, Wash. (AP/Ted S. Warren)

Richard Kirsch - Next New Deal
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