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09.29.26 | 2:40 pm

As I noted a week ago, we can’t know whether the current polls will be predictive of the November election results. But the polls themselves are at least speaking with a clear voice. I want to note two things that appear to be moving in unison: consumer confidence and the Republican position on the national generic ballot.

Here’s the trend line from Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin …

U.S. Workers Are Getting Record-Low Compensation Based on Their Productivity
Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown, corporate tax cuts, and anti-labor movement policies are exacerbating a decades-old trend.
05.07.26 | 5:09 pm
Lynn - 10/24/19 -   A classroom at the Pickering Middle School.  As Beacon Hill lawmakers debate boosting to the state's school spending formula, we explore the limits to how much the extra money can do in the North Shore city of Lynn, particularly when it comes to special education programming and the district's aging and deteriorating schools.  (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter:  (Meghan Irons)  Topic: (xxlynn) Lynn - 10/24/19 -   A classroom at the Pickering Middle School.  As Beacon Hill lawmakers debate boosting to the state's school spending formula, we explore the limits to how much the extra money can do in the North Shore city of Lynn, particularly when it comes to special education programming and the district's aging and deteriorating schools.  (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter:  (Meghan Irons)  Topic: (xxlynn)
WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 05: A member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 walks in the annual Labor Day Parade hosted by the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition on September 5, 2022 in Wilmington, California. Around 5,000 were expected to attend the event, which was held amid an Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service for most of Southern California through September 7. Labor Day was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1882 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 05: A member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 walks in the annual Labor Day Parade hosted by the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition on September 5, 2022 in Wilmington, California. Around 5,000 were expected to attend the event, which was held amid an Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service for most of Southern California through September 7. Labor Day was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1882 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
UAW Wins Big At Volkswagen In Tennessee – Its First Victory At A Foreign-Owned Factory In The South
The union had previously tried and largely failed to organize workers at foreign-owned companies, including Volkswagen and Nissan, in Southern states – where about 30% of all U.S. automotive jobs are located.
04.28.24 | 9:00 am