Economics
Employees, not ‘independent contractors’: Labor Department cracks down on bosses’ misclassification abuse
January 10, 2024Misclassification costs workers $4 billion yearly.
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A revolution in trouble: Cuba’s government analyzes and responds to economic woes
January 8, 2024From farm failures to subsidization of private profits, the state looks at what’s gone wrong. Standing over it all, of course, is the U.S. blockade.
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China cancela línea de crédito al presidente ‘anarcocapitalista’ de Argentina
December 21, 2023Es posible que el gobierno chino haya desconectado al presidente “anarcocapitalista” de extrema derecha de Argentina, Javier Milei, pocas semanas después de su sorprendente victoria electoral. En una demostración espectacular de cómo están cambiando las líneas...
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China cancels line of credit, pulling the plug on Argentina’s ‘anarcho-capitalist’ president
December 21, 2023As Milei himself might put it: He fucked around and found out.
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U.S. capitalists conclude ‘workers are losing control’ of job market
December 1, 2023Latest survey of CFOs shows growing confidence that labor militancy is being tamed.
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