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Nannies, homecare workers  and house cleaners are excluded from most labor laws: no rest breaks, no overtime, no protections from harassment, and no right to organize.

Laws around tipped workers have suppressed wages, despite a growing restaurant industry.

At a recent job, Michael Grice earned less than a dollar an hour for manual work. His wages were legal under a federal license held by over 100 Illinois organizations. 

A Chicago-area school once infamous for its violent culture begins to heal itself through peaceful practices.

On Friday, WBEZ and WNYC are co-hosting a special two-city call-in to discuss how each city approaches the fight against gun violence. We're live from both cities (9 a.m. CST and 10 a.m. EST) to discuss how the New York Police Department and Chicago Police Department are trying to curb violence, and how communities are reacting to different policing strategies.

Of the roughly 30,000 gun deaths last year, 20,000 were suicides. And the number of suicides by guns is higher in states with more guns.

Indiana state lawmakers refuse to give the city of Gary the legal authority to fight crime.