Economics
New Trump rule to cost workers $3.7 billion yearly
June 23, 2026Economic Policy Institute hits “joint employer’ scheme” as massive wage-cutting ploy
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Socialism under siege: Cuba embarks on emergency reforms to survive
June 22, 2026U.S. corporations and wealthy Cuban exiles are hoping for a USSR-style collapse, but the government says it has no intention of letting that happen.
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Trump war on Iran wipes out wage growth since he retook office
June 18, 2026Gasoline prices alone have risen more than 40 percent.
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New front in the Target struggle? Labor joins the Black-led boycott
June 15, 2026If unions jump into the campaign, it could prove to be a tipping point for beating back corporate cooperation with the Trump administration’s racist agenda.
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As Trump and Xi met, grassroots diplomacy unfolded on the ground
May 19, 2026People’s World correspondent Cameron Harrison reports from Beijing on the people-to-people exchanges that went on while the two leaders' summit dominated headlines.
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