Economics

Nobody in America should be poor, period

October 17, 2018 By Josh Hoxie

Having a job is not necessarily an antidote to poverty.

Trump’s trade war—Who is it good for?

October 16, 2018 By Stephanie Luce

It's easy for Trump to present himself as the worker's hero because so few politicians have actually been champions of the working class.

Welcome the new NAFTA—Same as the old NAFTA?

October 2, 2018 By C.J. Atkins

The USMCA is a step forward, but it's still plagued by the same flawed NAFTA model that put corporate profits ahead of public interest.

Trump didn’t make Youngstown great again; workers there are noticing

October 1, 2018 By John Russo

Two years ago, Youngstown was described “crossover ground zero” for Donald Trump and the politics of resentment in working-class communities. Is Trump fever breaking?

GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too”

September 28, 2018 By Tim Libretti

How we value the work people do in economic terms bears direct correlation to how we value people in social and political terms.