Economics
Some government workers still unpaid, fear another shutdown
February 7, 2019Even as they scramble to catch up on unpaid bills, the prospect of another shutdown looms next week.
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Puerto Rico debt deal: Bondholders get paid, future of public services uncertain
February 5, 2019A federal bankruptcy judge approved a major debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico on Monday in the first deal of its kind for the U.S. territory since the island’s government declared nearly four years ago that...
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Trump recalls 50,000 workers without pay; shutdown costs hit $1 billion a week
January 16, 2019The cost is so high that now even Trump’s own top economist admits it could end U.S. economic growth and send the nation into recession.
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Trump’s ‘new NAFTA’ won’t stop job outsourcing
December 18, 2018The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will not end the outsourcing incentives that have allowed companies to hollow out communities across the country.
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Needed: A shorter work week
December 17, 2018Productivity is higher than ever thanks to technology...so why are we all still working so much?
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