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Economy & Labor
A Green New Deal for American Labor?
Significant forces in the labor movement are actively opposed to a Green New Deal.
Teacher Strikes Are Rattling Washington
Teacher pay was front and center at the House Education Committee meeting.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s War on Credit Scores Is a Big Deal
Algorithms used in credit scoring appear to disproportionately target Black and Latinx people for low scores.
Amazon HQ2: Why New Yorkers Were Right to Be Skeptical
Companies often agree to create jobs in exchange for economic incentives and then back away from their promises.
Trump’s Broken Promises to the Land of “American Carnage”
The loss of an Ohio General Motors plant is just the latest dispatch from the heartland of Trump's “American carnage.”
Ocasio-Cortez Cheers After Amazon Scraps Planned New York Campus
Amazon backs out of its plans to build a second headquarters in the city, blaming “state and local politicians.”
The Last Shutdown Shows How Precarious Federal Jobs Have Become
Private companies profited off the shutdown as federal workers living paycheck to paycheck struggled to get by.
The Distribution of Income Depends on How We Structure the Economy
“CounterSpin” interviews Dean Baker on taxing the rich.
Denver Teachers Strike Over Bonus-Based Pay System
Denver teachers walked out Monday for the first time in 25 years.
When Politicians Say “Free Trade,” They Mean Upward Redistribution
It's a make-it-up-as-you-go ideology.