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Economy
Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election
Democrats running for office in 2020 have an opportunity to do what's morally right and politically popular.
Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.
Billionaire philanthropy will never fix the problem when the problem is capitalism itself.
As Deficit Skyrockets, Author of GOP Tax Cuts Admits Bill May Not Pay Off
Rep. Kevin Brady, who wrote the Republican tax bill of 2017, admits it's “hard to know” whether the tax cuts will work.
Migrants Will Pay the Price of Mexico’s Tariff Deal With Trump
The terms of the deal leave migrants more vulnerable to extreme violence.
Getting Poorer While Working Harder: The “Cliff Effect”
In addition to boosting wages, it will take major policy changes to offset the skyrocketing costs of living.
Underpaid Adjunct Professors Sleep in Cars and Rely on Public Aid
A new book argues that college teaching for most faculty has increasingly turned into a gig economy.
Trump “Created a Fake Crisis and Has Announced a Fake Solution” With Mexico
The “deal” that Trump announced is composed of plans the U.S. and Mexico agreed upon months ago.
Churches Wipe Out Millions in Medical Debt for Others
Eighteen churches have been able to abolish $34.4 million of debt since the start of 2018.
Donald Trump’s Capricious Tariffs Open the Door to Corruption
Tariffs may not always be bad, but Trump's tariffs are.
How Powerful Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South Without Consequence
Corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities.