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Economy & Labor
Why Labor Is Fighting to Save Veterans’ Health Care
Union activists believe Trump's federal hiring freeze will cause veterans and their families to lose faith in VA-provided care.
Why Rick Perry’s Proposed Subsidies for Coal Fail Economics 101
Perry asked federal regulators to subsidize coal and nuclear power plants at ratepayers' expense.
Hurricanes Make the Need to Dismantle Colonial Economics in the Caribbean Increasingly Urgent
To survive climate change, the Caribbean must shed its colonial past.
Dean Baker on the GOP Tax Plan: 80 Percent of the Benefit Is Going to the Richest 1 Percent
The plan would exacerbate preexisting wealth disparities.
The “Redwood Wars”: A History of Environmental Direct Action
In the fight to save our environment, resilience is key.
Help the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Stop Predatory Loans From Ruining Lives
Can one emergency expense ruin your life?
Economic Update: Transition Beyond Capitalism
This week's episode discusses the economic costs and benefits of refugees, and more.
How Hurricane Response Efforts Are Sorting People Into “Deserving” and “Undeserving” Poor
Some of us are both more vulnerable and more likely to be excluded from help and human decency.
Vulture Funds Prey on the Most Vulnerable: It’s Time to Cancel Puerto Rico’s Debt
The Hedge Clippers are fighting back.
What the Revival of Socialism in the US Means for the Labor Movement
What could socialism look like?