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Economy & Labor
The House on Junction
Frustrations among Detroit homeowners have deep roots in the city's past.
Debt That Lasts Forever: The Finance Industry Gambles With Human Lives
If you're perceived as a risk, the market sets you up to fail.
White Supremacy in the Age of Trump
Never forget that the US has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage.
Economic Update: Faith and Labor Fight Inequality
How faith and labor could undo inequality and more.
Ten Years After Financial Crisis, Our Elites Have Learned Nothing
The housing bubble was also the story of the Great Recession.
Colorado Hemp Farmers Look to Bipartisan Effort by Congress to Fix Water Rights Problem
It's legal to grow industrial hemp in Colorado, but many farmers are breaking the law if they try to water their crops.
“A Better Deal” for American Workers? Not Without Unions
Noticeably absent from Democrats' deal is any mention of unions.
Republicans Consider Relaxing Constraints on Telecom Giants
This is a move to reclassify mobile internet access.
Is Foxconn a Fantasy? The High Cost of Bringing Manufacturing Jobs to Wisconsin
Who are the real winners of Foxconn's investment in Wisconsin?
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Lead to Massive Health Costs
The fossil fuel subsidies paid to the industry that exploits them is a fraction of their cost to people's health in the rich world.