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CALLS TO ACTION THAT MATCH THE URGENCY OF THE MOMENT.

Make no mistake. Change is coming. And we've got it covered.

Ross Barkan

Ross Barkan is a writer and journalist from New York City. He writes a column for the Village Voice and the Guardian.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
General Motors, Sears and Toys R Us: Layoffs Across America Highlight Our Shredding Financial Safety Net
Today’s aging workforce faces an uncertain future. The announcement this week that General Motors will lay off 15 percent of its salaried workforce and shutter multiple plants in North America was a sobering reminder of how far the American worker has fallen. Unlike most large private sector...
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CALLS TO ACTION THAT MATCH THE URGENCY OF THE MOMENT.

Ross Barkan

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