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“The Very Rich Will Benefit”: Trump’s Proposed Tax Plan Makes It Clear
Lowest earners will pay 2 percent more taxes under GOP plan.
Employment Falls for the First Time in Seven Years
Employment fell by 33,000 in September.
Economic Update: Economics, Psychology and Mass Murders
This week's episode discusses the Trump-GOP tax plan and more.
Let’s Stop the GOP’s Biggest Swindle of All
Republican leadership isn't subtle with their looting of the public treasury these days.
Vulture Capitalists Circle Above Puerto Rico
Social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla talks about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.
What’s Worse Than Airline Food? The Catering Companies Selling It
Airline catering workers are fed up with what they say are intolerable conditions and low wages.
The Republicans’ Tax Plan Will Impede Growth
The Republican tax plan is not good for growth, but will make the rich even richer.
Juan González: Puerto Rico’s Financial Control Board Worsened Crisis After Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico's 3.5 million residents still have nearly no electricity and dwindling supplies of food, fuel and fresh water.
Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Will Make Hurricane Recovery Brutal — Here’s Why
The situation in Puerto Rico is dire.
Economic Update: Strikes and the Labor Movement Today
This episode discusses the start of a decline in housing and much more.