Economics
The pandemic economy hit women workers hardest, but they’re fighting back
May 26, 2021Brought together by People’s World, the International Labor Communications Association, and the People Before Profits Education Fund, leaders of national organizations joined activists from labor struggles to confront the COVID economy at a May Day town...
Read moreNewsom proposes record-setting public spending with ‘California Comeback Plan’
May 20, 2021The new blockbuster budget reflects an expected $75 billion in tax revenue, paid mostly by the state’s richest residents.
Read moreBig biz answer to low April job numbers: End unemployment benefits!
May 7, 2021Now is not the time to cut benefits or slash the $4 trillion economic revival programs laid out by the administration.
Read moreLandlords cheer as federal court trashes eviction moratorium
May 7, 2021Up to ten million people could soon be out on the streets if the propertied class has its way.
Read moreBiden to unveil proposals for radical reform of the economy
April 28, 2021His American Families Plan would have the government backing working-class families on a variety of fronts.
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