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Economy & Labor
Struggling Cities and States Shouldn’t Pay the Price for Federal Bipartisanship
Sometimes the middle proves to be inadequate to the needs of the moment.
Billionaires Win and We Lose at Pandemic Super Bowl 2021
Even in a pandemic, 64 billionaires have seen incredible gains from the major league sports teams they own.
Trump Is the First President to Leave Office With a Loss of Jobs Since Hoover
The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent, but job growth is still weak.
120 Democrats Demand Repeal of Millionaire Tax Cut GOP Buried in Last COVID Bill
They argue the rollback would free up hundreds of billions in revenue which could be used to help struggling families.
Warren Says Her First Move on Finance Committee Will Be a Wealth Tax
After landing a spot on the Finance Committee, Warren said, “It is time to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share.”
New Bill Scraps Mandate Forcing USPS to Prefund Pensions Decades in Advance
The Bush-era mandate has been blamed for the mail agency's financial woes.
The GameStop Saga Is Not the Revenge Against Finance We Deserve
Real revenge requires abolishing the financial sector as we know it and the systems of oppression it fosters.
Federal Trade Commission Orders Amazon to Pay Drivers $61 Million in Stolen Pay
The company has reportedly been shorting its gig workers by using tips to pay their hourly rate.
Ilhan Omar Pushes Tax on All Stock Trades Amid GameStop Controversy
Taxing every trade made on Wall Street could produce more than $1 trillion in federal revenues.
GameStop Saga Reveals How Wall Street Offers Little to Our Collective Well-Being
What sort of social order lets people get rich betting on whether companies will fail while workers lose their jobs?