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Economy
After Centuries of Housing Racism, a Southern City Gets Innovative
In Jackson, Mississippi, community land trusts are key to fair and affordable development.
Census: 39.7 Million Americans Are Poor
According to the US Census Bureau data, one in eight Americans were poor in 2017.
Trump’s Tariffs on Chinese Imports Are Actually a Tax on the US Middle Class
Trump is effectively proposing one of the largest tax increases on the middle class in memory.
Trump Tax Plan 2.0 Cements the Worst Economic Policy in a Generation
Wealth consolidation at the top is the unstated but intended goal of this tax plan.
Ten Years on, the Crisis of Global Capitalism Never Really Ended
The political backlash to the crash of 2008 has only just begun.
Puerto Rico Has Not Recovered From Hurricane Maria
Here’s a snapshot of Puerto Rico today.
Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All at Risk
Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market.
Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Leave Out Its Victims
Where are the voices of the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction?
Cheap Tricks With Economic Statistics: The Democratic Version
Wages growing modestly does not mean that people should be satisfied with the current state of the economy.
Trump Is Giving Protectionism a Bad Name
Tariffs and subsidies to support infant industries can be key for economic development in the Global South.