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Author: Erik Loomis

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What is the Midwest?

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On January 31, 2016
What states do you say belong in the Midwest? Take the quiz here. I said North Dakota south to Oklahoma, Minnesota south to Missouri, and then Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Really state borders don't fit this that well. The western parts of the...
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Cursing and Labor Law

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On January 31, 2016
Does labor law protect cussing at your bosses? It depends. And that's the subject of this story about how Murray Energy, a horrible coal mining company, has fired a couple of workers for swearing at bosses in what the workers call a labor action. Now,...
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Labor’s Southern Strategy

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On January 30, 2016
Justin Miller reviews labor's latest southern strategy. Articles like these come out every few years, talking about the latest way the AFL-CIO is going to organize the South. And of course it never happens. Will it happen this time? No, probably not. However, it is...

H1-B

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On January 30, 2016

The H1-B immigration visa is a sticky issue. I of course support immigration and I have no problem with an immigration program targeting highly skilled workers, although I see no.

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Challenger

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On January 28, 2016
Thirty years ago today, I, like millions of other children around the United States, was in front of a TV at school watching the first teacher fly into space. What I saw instead was the Challenger explode. I believe this is the news moment of...
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