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Economy & Labor
Koch Troops Queasy About Killing State and Local Tax Deduction to Fund Tax Breaks for the Rich
The Koch networks hopes to overturn a provision giving taxpayers the ability to deduct state and local taxes.
The Tax Scam We Know and the Tax Scam We Don’t Know
There is another far more pernicious scam currently in process.
Productivity Growth Is Up, Are the Robots Finally Coming?
Productivity grew at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the third quarter of 2017.
NAFTA Talks: What’s the Deal?
Big corporations are pushing to “modernize” NAFTA.
Despite Trump Campaign Promise, Billionaires’ Tax Loophole Survives Again
The tax treatment of so-called carried interest wouldn't change in the most-recent tax overhaul.
Instead of $2 Trillion Corporate Tax Cut, GOP Could Give Average American Families $17,000 Each
Sen. Elizabeth Warren scoffs at GOP's offer.
Justice Department Could Launch Challenge of AT&T-Time Warner Merger Amid Renewed Interest in Trust-Busting
A proposed bill would offer safeguards for whistleblowers who shed light on criminal antitrust violations.
Unemployment Falls to New Low for Recovery, Hurricane-Driven Wage Hike Reversed
The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in October.
Trump Tax Plan Would Deal Long-Term Blow to Working- and Middle-Class Americans
The 1 percent will get more than your yearly salary.
Economic Update: Morality and Economics
This week's episode discusses low-paid service jobs and more.