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Economy & Labor
Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort and Cashed In
Payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers.
Trump’s Tariff War Is Bad for Everyone But His Friends
The only people who can stop this are the Republicans in Congress. Don’t hold your breath.
Groundbreaking Reforms Could Finally Grant Protections to Farmworkers
A landmark court ruling and a new labor law may finally grant New York farmworkers the protections they need.
Republicans Clash With Trump Over Tariffs on Mexican Imports
Over time, tariffs could increase to as much as 25 percent.
Tariffs to Blame for Lowest Manufacturing Levels Since Trump Presidency
Factory output hits three-year low, thanks to erratic tariff policy and “president who understands very little.”
Interest Groups Push to Uphold Law Withholding Relief to Puerto Rico
Domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are lobbying to keep the Jones Act on the books.
Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama
Ithaca Capital Partners claims that Trump entities withheld money that should have gone to the Panamanian government.
Chinese Students and Workers Are Uniting Again, 30 Years After Tiananmen Square
Chinese workers are in a worse situation than they were in 1989.
If Democrats Can’t Win the Economic Debate, Trump Will Win in 2020
Democrats must shine a light on the real reasons behind the persistent wage stagnation, says Robert Pollin.
The IRS Now Audits Poor Americans at About the Same Rate as the Top 1 Percent
As the agency’s ability to audit the rich crumbles, its scrutiny of the poor has held steady in recent years.