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Economy
Many of Hurricane Maria’s Refugees Still Have No Place to Go
Many of the 2,600 Puerto Rican hurricane refugees in the US still lack permanent housing.
The Economy Hasn’t Recovered for Single Women
Low-income single women and their dependents will be among the worst hit by the next financial crisis.
Puerto Rico Needs Help: Unelected Fiscal Board Pushes Austerity as Island Continues Slow Recovery
It's been almost eight months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and at least 30,000 homes still lack power.
Violent Protests and Government Response Leave Over 30 Dead in Nicaragua
Nicaragua's social security system is facing a budget shortfall.
Economic Adviser to the Sanders 2016 Campaign Debunks Budget Deficit Myths
Professor Stephanie Kelton is a pioneer of Modern Monetary Theory.
How the Central Banks May Bring About Another Economic Implosion
“Conjured money” issued by central banks is one of the strategies at the heart of the vulnerability of the banking system.
May Day in Puerto Rico: Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters With Pepper Spray and Tear Gas
In Puerto Rico, thousands marked May Day by joining a general strike.
Demonstrators Disrupt Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
Protesters show up year after year to demand accountability from the scandal-plagued bank.
Bank of Internet, Which Had Been Under Federal Investigation, Appears in Multiple Kushner Deals
News from the Kushner investigation.
Damning Audit of US Poverty Fuels New Poor People’s Campaign
These are just a few of the gripping statistics that the audit details.