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Economy & Labor
How “Blight” Is Used to Justify Housing Demolition in Detroit
Blight is a profitable word for some in Detroit.
Trump Revives Notorious GOP Dog Whistle in Call for “Welfare Reform“
The Trump administration is looking at “welfare reform.”
The Hopeful Work of Turning Appalachia’s Mountaintop Coal Mines Into Farms
In the post-coal economy, life-skills training helps employ people and restore the savaged land.
Wages Are Growing, Contrary to What You Read in the Papers
In the last couple of years there has been some reasonably good economic news.
Tax Cuts for the Rich, Paid for With Your Health Care
"Tax reformu201d would have the same result as health care repeal.
Black Neighbors Band Together to Bring in Healthy Food, Co-op-Style
A Detroit co-op is bringing fresh food to Black communities.
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.