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Flat Wages

By Isaac Cohen* The last figures released by the Labor Department, on employment in June, revealed vigorous hiring at 223,000 new jobs, with flat wages and a lower unemployment rate, of 5.3 percent, due to a decrease in the rate of participation in the labor force. With 57 consecutive months…
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Delegate Joseline Peña Joins Demonstration Against Donald Trump

HYATTSVILLE, MD – Congressional Latino leaders are taking action against Trump’s disparaging remarks from his June 16 press conference denouncing Mexican and Latin American immigrants. On Thursday, July 9, Delegate and Chair of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Joseline Peña-Melnyk will join other concerned elected officials and community leaders speaking out…
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“You, Sir, Are Fired”

By Raoul Lowery Contreras   Washington DC [CapitalWirePR] July 3, 2015- NBC Universal follows the lead of the USA’s largest Spanish-language television/radio network in dumping Donald Trump and his beauty pageants from its networks. Considering that NBC is Trump’s partner in the beauty pageants, the dump Trump move is amazing.…
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Pragmatism

By Isaac Cohen* This week, President Barack Obama achieved the most significant legislative victory on international economic policy of his mandate. Two weeks ago, with bipartisan support, the US Congress gave the President authorization to negotiate trade agreements that Congress can only accept or reject. Known as trade promotion authority…
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Montgomery County Executive to Sign One of Strongest Paid Sick Laws in Country

Joined by Montgomery County Councilmembers, State Officials, Impacted Workers, and Supporters, hundreds will Join Celebration.   What: Signing of “Earned Sick and Safe Leave” Act When: Thursday, July 2 | 12:30pm Where: Silver Spring Civic Building, 1Veterans Pl.   Silver Spring, MD – This Thursday, County Executive Isiah “Ike”  Leggett will be joined by Montgomery…
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¡Viva los 40! GALA’s 40th Anniversary Season 2015-2016 GALA Hispanic Theatre

Washington, D.C. [CapitalWirePR]— Founder and Producing Artistic Director Hugo Medrano proudly announces GALA Hispanic Theatre’s 2015-2016 Season. “It’s hard to believe that it has been forty years,” states Medrano, “since we opened GALA in a small townhouse in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC, then the heart of the…
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