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Eleanor Cummins , The New Republic Each year, Americans throw out more than 12 million tons of furniture and furnishings, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Only... Read More America's Workers Need More than a Minimum Wage Hike Maria Flynn , RCPolicy With middle-class wages at an all-time low, the debate over how to best boost mobility for workers rages on. According to the Pew Research... Read More Congress Finally Listening to Consumers on Internet Privacy Rick Boucher , RCPolicy What once was routine in Congress has become rare: compromise. But going against the new norm, the House Energy & Commerce Committee... Read More Joe Biden's History of Austerity Ryan Cooper , The Week Is Joe Biden, contrary to his centrist reputation, a tax-and-spend liberal? That was the argument made by Politifact's Amy Sherman, defending... 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