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More for them, less for us • Nevada Current
In his State of the Union address, President Biden called out “massive executive pay” and vowed to “make big corporations and the very wealthy finally pay their share” of taxes. Corporate tax dodging and CEO pay have gotten so out of control that many major U.S. companies are paying their top executives more than they’re paying Uncle Sam. Tesla is…
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Democrats run a real nobody against Amodei in CD2 • Nevada Current
Friday was the last day for Nevadans to file as candidates for elected office in 2024. In Nevada’s second congressional district, no Democrat did. Only four people, all Republicans, have won the solidly red district since its creation after the 1980 census: Barbara Vucanovich, Jim Gibbons, Dean Heller, and the district’s current representative, Mark Amodei. The district has only seen…
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Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign • Nevada Current
Elections are the bedrock of democracy, essential for choosing representatives and holding them accountable. The U.S. is a flawed democracy. The Electoral College and the Senate make voters in less populous states far more influential than those in the more populous: Wyoming residents have almost four times the voting power of Californians. Ever since the Civil War, however, reforms have…
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How Uber overcharges riders and underpays drivers • Nevada Current
If you’ve taken an Uber ride recently, you’ve probably noticed it cost a lot more than a few years ago. Why is that? PowerSwitch Action, my organization, conducted the largest-ever study of rideshare fares to find out. We discovered a story of gaslighting and greed that squeezes drivers and riders alike — while funneling our money to banks and billionaires.…
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What does the public really think about hunting? • Nevada Current
When politicians threaten to eliminate Social Security, it is compared to touching the ‘third rail’, the one that carries electricity to power the locomotive. This admonition suggests great political harm may come to the perpetrator; caution is advised. Taking a close look at hunting and some of its facts and flaws is seen by some as carrying a similar risk. …
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Women will not yield in the free state of Nevada • Nevada Current
Generations of Nevada women have ardently championed reproductive freedom with authentic Battle-Born spirit, strategic persistence and a steadfast commitment to personal freedom and family values. Despite facing national forces seeking to exert control over women and intrude into the most intimate and significant decisions of our lives — such as determining if, when, and how often to have children —…
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Headline-hunting Lombardo mistakes urban sprawl for affordable housing policy • Nevada Current
You can’t begrudge Gov. Joe Lombardo for trying to throw some shade on Joe Biden when the president made a campaign visit to Nevada Tuesday. Democrats do the same thing when Trump comes to Nevada. But let’s not pretend the letter Lombardo sent to Biden – and more importantly for Lombardo’s purposes, to the Nevada media – was what Lombardo…
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First the GOP came for abortion. Birth control, surrogacy and IVF are next. • Nevada Current
For girls like me who came of age in the ‘80s while the backlash to the women’s liberation movement raged, it was a profoundly confusing time. On one hand, we grew up listening to “Free to Be … You and Me” combat harmful sexist stereotypes, but the decade was also marked by stifling pressures to conform to traditional roles. We…
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