Austerity

Two congressional proposals put the burden of debt reduction on the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.

For Trump and the GOP, maintaining a façade of prosperity is necessary to keeping power.

Faculty and students are fighting a crisis they say has been exacerbated but was not caused by the virus.

Such a policy would not only address suffering caused by COVID, but push back against the worst parts of capitalism.

As with coronavirus, the 1918 pandemic led to a rise in xenophobia and budget cuts. Then it helped usher in Nazi rule.

Louisiana law bans cities like New Orleans from raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave for workers.

A panel appointed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to reduce the state's Medicaid spending by $400 million.

Thanks to budget cuts, public health departments nationwide have eliminated 50,000 positions since 2008.

Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.

After the Argentina debacle, the IMF endorsed weakening capital controls in Ecuador.