Economics
Boom for whom? The “zombie idea” of a booming Trump economy
February 20, 2020This economy is terrible, for millions, as usual.
Read moreU.S. encirclement endangers Cuba’s economy, provokes response
January 2, 2020Maybe Cuba is relying on a not-so-secret weapon: the unity and solidarity of its people.
Read moreCanadian health care getting attention in U.S. election; how about income inequality?
September 13, 2019The faster that income and wealth concentrate at the top, the worse off the daily lives of average people become.
Read moreJobs numbers conceal real unemployment and underemployment rate of 7.2%
September 6, 2019130,000 new jobs last month—but 20% of them were census temps. “This isn’t a very strong employment report,” AFL-CIO chief economist William Spriggs said.
Read moreMillennial workers who question capitalism are on to something
September 5, 2019Maybe it’s time to follow the millennials’ lead, and really start questioning not just aspects of the U.S. system, but the very nature of the system itself.
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