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Economy & Labor
Are Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns Working? A Conversation With Economist Robert Pollin
We need a more holistic approach to fighting climate change.
Envisioning a Leap Forward: How We Can Replace Neoliberalism With a Caring Economy
Trump personifies neoliberal capitalism.
Big Pay Gaps Are Bad for Business
Companies with large pay disparities have lower profits per employee.
The Surprising List of Democrats Who Just — Gratuitously — Bowed to Big Finance
The bill represents a pendulum shift away from safety and toward another financial crisis.
Automation Makes Cheating Workers Out of Wages Easier Than Ever
Timekeeping software can be used for wage theft.
Corporate Lawyers Hijack UN Meeting, While Civil Society Is Sidelined
Some public interest organizations were kept away.
“We Are Lurching Toward Plutocracy”: Rep. Ellison on Rollback of Key Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations
House lawmakers voted to exempt banks with less than $250 billion in assets from many of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act regulations.
Trump Wants to Inflict Misery on Iran With More Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions are no longer a ‘'softer'’ approach.
Women of Color Demand Federal Investigation of Sexual Harassment at McDonald’s
Low wages make workers vulnerable.
Striking Teachers Beat Back Neoliberalism’s War on Public Schools
Teachers are creating a new optics for a different future.