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Economy & Labor
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.
By Delaying Chemical Safety Rule, Pruitt Endangers First Responders and Refinery Towns
The US refinery industry has three to four times the accident rate of Europe where regulations are more stringent.
Should We Treat Pharma as a Public Utility?
Medications are a vital need like electricity, water and gas; it's time to recognize them as a public utility.
From Betsy DeVos to Cops in Schools, Taking on the Education-Industrial Complex
When you destroy a school, you destroy that community; education intersects every facet of life, says organizer Elijah Armstrong.