78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

“Even those making over six figures said they struggle to make ends meet, the report said. Nearly 1 in 10 of those making $100,000 or more said they usually or always live paycheck to paycheck, and 59 percent of those in that salary range said they were in the red.”

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Japanese debt-slavery: more dropping dead from overwork

“Japanese employees work significantly longer hours than their counterparts in the US, Britain and other developed countries. Japan’s employees used, on average, only 8.8 days of their annual leave in 2015, less than half their allowance, according to the health ministry. That compares with 100% in Hong Kong and 78% in Singapore.”

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Signed as Law: California Will End Support for Most Federal Immigration Enforcement

SACRAMENTO (Oct. 5, 2017) – Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to withdraw state resources from the enforcement of most federal immigration laws.  Once in effect on Jan. 1, 2018, the new law will likely have the effect of further nullifying those federal acts in practice. Introduced by Sen. President Kevin de Leon and…

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Spain suspends Catalan parliament, threatens ‘greater harm’

“The Madrid government has refused to rule out invoking article 155 of the constitution. The article, which has never been used, makes provision for the central government to step in and take control of an autonomous region if it ‘does not fulfil the obligations imposed upon it by the constitution or other laws, or acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain’.”

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