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Economy & Labor
Economic Update: Economic Failures and the Blame Game
This week's episode discusses how big banks fix rates, the IRS checks on churches and how CEOs' pay rises fastest to worsen US inequality and more.
Goodbye Pacific Pivot, Hello Pacific Retreat: Who Will Take the US’s Place in Asia?
Although Washington still commands considerable power in the region, it could stand back, Trump-like, and just watch everything unravel.
Infrastructure Is About More Than Roads and Bridges: Inside the Millions of Jobs Campaign
Infrastructure is also about education systems and jobs for those who are struggling, says Bishop Dwayne Royster of PICO.
Q & A With Jeremy Lent, Author of “The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning”
What is the “patterning instinct?”
The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform
If Trump wants to eliminate the “death tax” — let's push for an expanded inheritance tax instead.
Philly Teachers Call Off Work in Bottom-Up Campaign
A group of teachers organized their own protest to show solidarity on May Day.
Beyond the CBO Score: How Trump’s Budget and the AHCA Are Dismantling the Safety Net
Both the AHCA and Trump's budget would cause tremendous amounts of suffering and pain across all of our communities.
A 91-Year-Old to the Illinois Governor: Pass a Budget, Help People
Dr. Alfred Klinger discusses why he is marching, the need for voices of poor families and what's gone wrong in the Illinois state capitol.
Trump Versus Ryan: The Race to Eliminate the Federal Government
Unfortunately, the Trump budget is not the first time the Republicans have proposed largely eliminating the federal government.
Trump: Corporate Trade as Usual, Now With Added Xenophobia
In spite of Trump's pledge, the TTIP suits his corporate buddies and the EU's corporate trade agenda too well.