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Trump Budget Would Cut Temporary Assistance for Needy Families by $21 Billion
The budget also would impose new spending restrictions that could prompt states to cut basic assistance.
Bloomberg’s 2008 Story About the Great Recession Is Still Racist and Untrue
A video of Michael Bloomberg blaming the financial crash on efforts to fight redlining is making the rounds again.
The Next Economic Recession Will Likely Come From Climate Crisis
Extreme weather caused by climate change could lead to a recession “the likes of which we've never seen before.”
Radical Urban Planning Can Fight Gentrification With Affordable Housing
Gentrification isn't inevitable.
What Happened to the Keynesian Dream of a 15-Hour Workweek?
Why are we still 40-hour work week drones?
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies the Wrong Way Could End Up Hurting the Poor
Ending consumer subsidies would raise prices without lowering energy use enough to meaningfully reduce emissions.
Trump Issues Memo That Could Kill Union Rights for 750,000 Federal Workers
The memo allows Defense Secretary Mark Esper to abolish collective bargaining rights in the Defense Department.
In Nevada, Culinary Union Members Make Last-Minute Turnout Push
Even though union members aren't endorsing a specific Democrat, they are eager to defeat Trump.
Culinary Workers Union Member Would Trade Union Health Care for Medicare for All
The union, which has not endorsed a candidate, has said it supports “choices” in health care.
Bloomberg Gains in Primaries, But His History With Unions May Be a Roadblock
The billionaire former mayor of New York has a long track record of hostility toward organized labor.