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June 29, 2015 1:03 AM

Have your wages stagnated?

Since the turn of the century, economists say workers' share of all income generated has declined significantly. In the four decades after WWII, the "labor share" averaged around 64 percent. But since 2000, it's been accelerating on a downward trajectory, and in recent years it hovered around 58 percent.

by Michael Olson

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June 26, 2015 4:07 AM

What do you think of the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage?

Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry in all 50 states.

by Michael Olson

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June 25, 2015 6:45 AM

What do you think of the Supreme Court’s health care ruling?

he majority opinion cited the law's "more than a few examples of inartful drafting," but added, "the context and structure of the Act compel us to depart from what would otherwise be the most natural reading of the pertinent statutory phrase."

by Michael Olson

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June 24, 2015 2:17 AM

When does workplace wellness become coercive?

A proposed rule published this spring by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attempts to strike a balance between employers who want to use incentives to drive worker participation and consumer advocates who see penalties as de facto coercion. The plan drew about 300 comments from employers and consumer groups by a June 19 deadline, with plenty of criticism.

by MPR News Staff

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June 23, 2015 8:21 AM

I-35W southbound reopens after pedestrian death

The two left lanes on the interstate were closed shortly after 7 a.m. and reopened shortly before 9:30 a.m.

by Jon Collins

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June 23, 2015 8:00 AM

Should Lake Calhoun be renamed?

"While changing the name of a lake will not, in itself, bring an end to injustice," Minneapolis blogger and activist Mike Spangenberg wrote on change.org, "it can and should be an important step in an ongoing effort to confront our nation's past and to end systemic racism and oppression today."

by Michael Olson

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June 22, 2015 1:47 AM

Is anti-intellectualism ruining America?

America is killing itself through its embrace and exaltation of ignorance, and the evidence is all around us.

by Michael Olson

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June 18, 2015 5:53 AM

Are we incapable of addressing violence in the U.S.?

Those who live in America, or visit it, might do best to regard them the way one regards air pollution in China: an endemic local health hazard which, for deep-rooted cultural, social, economic and political reasons, the country is incapable of addressing.

by Michael Olson