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Economy & Labor
Palestinians Observe May Day Amid a Deepening Crisis for Workers
Years of war and genocide have devastated our labor market and living standards.
The Unions We Need Will Be Built by Workers, Not Labor Officials
Organizer Daniel Gross explains how to make sure that union building actually works and is sustained over time.
Chicago Teachers Are Organizing to Fight Beyond a Day of Action on May Day
Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, wants people to build “organized power at every level.”
Musk and Silicon Valley Aren’t Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State.
Big Tech seeks “a closer relationship to the state than they had before,” says author Quinn Slobodian.
Work Rules for SNAP Benefits Don’t Lower Unemployment, Researchers Say
Analysts cite the debilitating impacts of hunger and the scarcity of jobs as key explanations.
Prolonged Closure of Strait of Hormuz May Lead to Global Hunger Catastrophe
A global food crisis is unfolding amid “the worst debt crisis on record” for developing countries, says Adam Hanieh.
Heritage Foundation Wants to “Save the Family” by Further Undermining Child Care
Child care was already hard to access in the US. Right-wing ideology is making it even harder.
A Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break. It Promises to Create 1 Job.
The type of tax break given to the JPMorganChase data center was designed to attract companies that bring steady jobs.
Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax in 2025 as It Partnered With ICE, Pentagon
Its $0 tax bill comes despite the company raking in $1.6 billion and landing a $10 billion military contract last year.
Trump’s War on Iran Risks Plunging World Into Global Recession, IMF Says
“The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East,” the IMF report stated.