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September 18, 2018 Jordan Barab

When Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh comes back before the Senate next week to respond to allegations of attempted rape,…

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September 17, 2018 Jordan Barab

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Photo of the Week: Construction, New York

September 16, 2018 Jordan Barab
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September 14, 2018 Jordan Barab

Good Budget News for OSHA Last June we reported some good budget news for OSHA from the Senate, and now…

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September 14, 2018 Jordan Barab

Good news! Good News! Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh thinks it’s perfectly reasonable for American workers to expect to come…

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September 11, 2018 Jordan Barab

September 11 is a date with deep meaning in the United States — but also in other parts of the…

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Weekly Toll: Kavanaugh Testifies, While Workers Continue to Die

September 10, 2018 Jordan Barab

Firefighter dies after propane tank explodes in Tilford Rapid City, SD — A local firefighter died Friday afternoon while fighting…

Brett Kavanaugh Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA

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September 10, 2018 Jordan Barab

Allow me to be blunt: Judge Brett Kavanaugh lied about the SeaWorld case during his Senate Confirmation testimony last week…

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September 9, 2018 Jordan Barab

Georgetown Professor of Law Lisa Heinzerling has always been a fresh voice in defending workplace, environmental and consumer protections against…

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Acosta: It Wasn’t Me

September 6, 2018 Jordan Barab

All across Washington this morning, messages went out from the White House to Cabinet Secretaries ordering them to make a…

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