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Economy & Labor
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card.
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.
Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the Progressive Agenda”
Critics say the rule would make single-payer and other progressive priorities impossible to enact.
The STOP Walmart Act Is Rewriting the Rules of Stock Buybacks
The STOP Walmart Act prohibits large companies from stock buybacks unless they make investments in their workers.
Amazon HQ2 Won’t Improve Quality of Life for New York and Virginia Residents
Amazon's new headquarter deals are a welfare package for the richest man in the world.
New York and Virginia Are Giving Amazon $3 Billion in Corporate Welfare
Jeff Bezos earns $191,000 per minute and states across the US continue to give Amazon massive tax cuts.
Inside the #MeToo Revolt at Google
What the walkout at Google can tell us about organizing the tech sector.
The Narrowness of Mainstream Economics Is About to Unravel
We will all be better off when the depth and scope of capitalism's problems are openly debated.
In Iowa, Groundbreaking Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing
Despite being founded on the basis of social justice, Grinnell College is trying to bust its unions.
Wells Fargo Enriches Its Shareholders While Laying Off Workers
Wells Fargo's CEO says the company has an “excess of capital,” despite the fact that it is laying off workers.
Learning From 3.7 Percent Unemployment: It’s More Than Just a Number
If we don’t push the unemployment rate as low as possible, then we are needlessly keeping millions out of work.