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Economy & Labor
Occupied Detroit Home Is Threatened by Demolition: House on Junction II
When foreclosure can literally bring your house down.
What if We Talked About White Poverty the Way We Talk About Black Poverty?
Everyone suffering economic hardship deserves a hand, but some get more sympathy than others.
The Right Wing Has a Vast, Secret Plot to Destroy Unions for Good. Here’s How to Fight Back
We need to greatly increase members' democratic involvement in their unions.
This Year’s Poverty Data Looks a Lot Different When You Break It Down by Race
The solutions remain the same every year.
Teamsters Resolve to Become “Sanctuary Union” to Fight Deportation of Members
Teamsters hope other unions will follow their lead.
Democratic Ownership and the Pluralist Commonwealth: The Creation of an Idea Whose Time Has Come
There is an alternative to capitalism.
To Make Our Democracy Functional, We Must Confront Economic Inequality
The US is a plutocratic disaster, says political scientist Larry Bartels.
Janet Yellen and the Fed: Progressives Should Pay Attention
We should all hope that Janet Yellen gets another term as Fed chair.
Some Companies That Got Huge Tax Breaks Didn’t Create a Single Job
CounterSpin interview with Sarah Anderson about corporate tax cuts.
Flawed but Promising, Could the Industrial Hemp Farming Act Be the Key to Hemp’s Future?
A new bill before Congress could remove the last barriers to hemp growing.