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Economy & Labor
How to Resolve the Chicago Teachers Strike? Tax the Rich.
The city of Chicago needs to put resources in the hands of working people instead of politically connected elites.
Chicago Teachers Demand Affordable Housing as Strike Begins
The union is negotiating on issues that go beyond those typically addressed through collective bargaining.
Warren and Sanders: A Wealth Tax Is Needed to Address Staggering Inequality
Over the last 60 years, the U.S. has drastically cut taxes for the richest while raising taxes on the bottom 90 percent.
Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich
Much of the so-called recovery is a result of large private equity firms buying up foreclosed homes.
Puerto Rico’s “Redevelopment” Plan Is Displacing Low-Income Residents
Activism stands in the way of the elimination of public housing on an island where many residents struggle to survive.
Sanders Wants to Give Workers Corporate Board Seats and Reverse Trump Tax Cuts
The Sanders campaign estimated the proposal would raise $3 trillion in revenue over ten years.
Trump Has Been Giving Up Ground in His Much-Vaunted “Trade War”
The president is losing his trade war badly, and that is a good thing for people in the United States and the world.
Did Deutsche Bank Shred Trump’s Tax Returns?
The banking giant that lent Trump hundreds of millions “apparently got rid of” its copies of his tax returns.
Let’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
It's time for quantitative easing, but for the people instead of the powerful.
2020 Budget Proposal Would Underfund Health, Job Training, Education Programs
The Senate Appropriations Committee is proposing up to $2.7 billion in cuts to labor, health and education programs.