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Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism
Organized Black labor combats the false barrier between racial and economic justice to achieve systemic change.
UPS Workers Prep to Strike for Demands That Would Improve Lives of Over 340,000
Negotiations have stalled after the company and the union failed to reach an agreement.
Why Is the Fed Seeking Advice From the Architect of Past Financial Meltdowns?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been looking to disaster-prone ex-Treasury head Larry Summers for insight, emails reveal.
Unemployment Is at a Half-Century Low as Economy Adds 253,000 Jobs in April
The unemployment rate for Black workers fell to 4.7 percent, a new record low.
Bernie Sanders Is Once Again Trying to Raise the Minimum Wage
Conservative Democrats who voted against raising wages may shift or defend their position as they seek reelection.
GOP’s Debt Limit Plan Would Cost 2.6 Million Jobs, Report Finds
“House Republicans are playing politics with millions of jobs,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
As US Reengages Maduro, Oil Giants Earn Deals — and Venezuelans Protest
The protests in Venezuela show a broad movement of people who are reaching the end of their tether amid inequality.
Our World Is Fragmented by Inequality. Why Is There Poverty Amid Plenty?
Scarcity is a political invention used to cover up vast reserves of capital that could be used to meet everyone’s needs.
Bitcoin ATM Companies Are Preying on the Poor
Bitcoin Depot has admitted to its investors that it relies on demographic data to strategically place its machines.
Migration, the Economy, Trade and Security on the Agenda at Mexico City Summit
The summit comes after Biden announced the U.S. will start blocking migrants from applying for asylum at the border.