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Economy & Labor
Art Museums Touted as Community Investments Are Actually Fueling Gentrification
When politicians, private real estate and art museums collaborate to “improve” neighborhoods, long-term residents lose.
Workers in Buffalo May Become the First to Unionize a Starbucks Store
If the union succeeds in Buffalo Starbucks stores, it may only be a matter of time until the example spreads elsewhere.
More People Are Turning Down Low-Paying Jobs With Bad Working Conditions
In the context of the last two months' extraordinary growth, August's weaker jobs gains should not be a surprise.
35 Million People Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor Day
Neither Congress nor the Biden administration seem prepared to do anything about it.
Nationwide Nabisco Strikes Demonstrate Growing Strength of the Labor Movement
The Nabisco strikes are part of an upward trend in labor confidence and a national upsurge in strike activity.
Former “Centrist” Democratic Senator Is Defending Capital Gains Tax Loophole
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who once called the loophole a “scam,” is now leading a dark money group to defend it.
750,000 Households May Face Eviction If Congress Doesn’t Act, Says Goldman Sachs
Meanwhile, states have disbursed just 11 percent of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from the federal government.
AOC and Rashida Tlaib Urge Biden to Dump Trump’s Fed Chair
Critics say Jerome Powell's track record on climate and financial regulation should disqualify him from staying on.
More Labor Unions Are Answering the Call for Solidarity With Palestine
This unprecedented and rapidly-expanding worker-based solidarity has the potential to help end Israeli apartheid.
Supreme Court Ruling Against Eviction Moratorium Could Facilitate Surge in COVID
The decision reveals once again that the institution does not serve the interests of working people.