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Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump’s Budget Takes a Sledgehammer to What Remains of the “American Dream”
Joseph Stiglitz discusses the ramifications of the Trump's administration's $4.1 trillion budget.
How Low-Income Mothers Are Breaking Into the Tech Industry
These programs are giving mothers better access to high-wage careers.
A Job Guarantee and the Federal Reserve Board
A jobs guarantee may be a good aspirational goal, but we have a lot of messy work that we have to deal with first.
The Time Is Now to Stand Up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Mark Feuer, an LA Attorney warns against efforts by the Trump administration and Congress to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Beware: That Call From the IRS May Not Be a Scam After All
The Internal Revenue Service is phasing in the use of private debt collectors to collect people's past-due taxes.
Caught Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Effects of Greece’s Loss of Sovereignty
Greece's pseudo-leftist government is pandering to the neoliberal elite instead of leading a revolt against them.
Trump Cuts Student Aid to Feed School Privatization
The Trump administration plans to cut programs for low-income students to stoke the coffers of private schools and private lenders that profit from college debt.
Focusing on Trump’s Deep Cuts in Basic Assistance for Struggling Families — and Tax Cuts for the Top
The Trump budget and tax proposals would make life still more luxurious for those at the top while increasing poverty and hardship.
If China Can Fund Infrastructure With Its Own Credit, So Can We
While US politicians debate endlessly over how to finance the needed fixes, the Chinese have managed to fund massive infrastructure projects.
Economic Update: What France’s Election Means
This week's episode discusses Yale grad students on hunger strike for a union, the US raising interest rates on student loans and more.