Democracy Now! June 15, 2012

June 15, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Days before Egypt's presidential runoff, the Egyptian Supreme Court has dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated parliament, handing power back to the military. The minimum wage hasn't increased since 2007, but a new bill aims to restore the hourly rate to its inflation-adjusted 1968 figure of over $10. And, as the presidential race heats up, the focus is increasingly on the nation's slow economic recovery. Plus headlines, and more.

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