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Economy & Labor
How Progressives Can Criticize Trump’s $7 Trillion Deficit Without Preaching Austerity
Deficit hawkishness has been a Republican con for decades.
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Will Lead to More Harm: We Need Broad-Based Public Investment
Another broken Trump promise: infrastructure jobs.
The Bid: Will the City That Houses Amazon’s Second Headquarters Really Benefit?
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will be the primary beneficiary.
As Deadly Flu Sweeps Country, Koch-Backed Group Fights Paid Sick Leave Policies Nationwide
Gregorio Casar discusses more.
New Study Shows Free School Lunches Boost Earnings
According to new research, free lunch actually has payoffs.
Morally Bankrupt Budget: After $1.5 Trillion Gift to Rich, Trump Demands $1.7 Trillion in Safety Net Cuts
Millions of Americans will lose access to lifesaving programs.
Dean Baker | The Great Fiscal Experiment: Let’s See How Low the Unemployment Rate Can Go
Republicans do not give a damn about budget deficits.
Stamford Workers Show How to Transform Our Unions and Rebuild the Labor Movement
Peer-to-peer organizing was key.
The Department of Labor Buried Evidence Showing It’s Set to Steal Billions in Workers’ Wages
They did an analysis, buried it, and then claimed that they couldn't do it.
Kali Akuno on Worker Cooperatives, Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination
Kali Akuno discusses the emerging network of worker-owned cooperatives and the people behind it.