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Economy & Labor
Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth
If we rely overwhelmingly on taxing a small group of super-rich people, they could simply renounce their citizenship.
Job Growth Remains Slow in September
The economy added 136,000 jobs in September -- considerably lower than the 179,000 average for the last year.
California Rebukes Predatory Wall Street Megabanks With New Public Bank Law
California is the second state in the U.S. after North Dakota to allow the creation of public banks.
In Week Three of the GM Strike, Strikers Hold Firm for Making Temps Permanent
The strike has already gone longer than Wall Street expected.
Airbnb Rentals Are Displacing Mexico City Residents as Rents Surge
Mexico City rents have skyrocketed, forcing long-term residents to relocate.
Grad Students Fight Back Against New Trump Labor Board Rule
Graduate students aren't just mobilizing against the NLRB. They're demanding democracy in their workplace.
How Have Health Workers Won Improvements to Patient Care? Strikes.
On September 20, 2,200 nurses represented by National Nurses United went on a one-day strike.
Neither Democrats Nor Republicans Will Admit the Problem Is Capitalism Itself
Cycles of growth followed by downturns is how capitalism has functioned for 250 years.
Poultry Workers and Allies Organize in the Wake of Anti-Immigrant Raids
Community members affected by the raids have started to keep track of labor violations at these plants and elsewhere.
Documentary Exposes Wall Street Power Behind Global Gentrification Boom
“PUSH” reveals how the marriage of private equity and real estate is driving the current housing crisis.