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Report: Big Shipping Companies’ Profits Increased 30,000 Percent Amid Inflation
House Oversight lawmakers blame inflation partially on “excess corporate price hikes” during the pandemic.
Abortion Bans Are a Direct Threat to Economic Security
Abortion and the economy are inextricably linked. Why are so few Democratic candidates making the connection?
Climate-Related Cost-of-Living Increases Are a Harbinger of Future Crises
The harm done to people globally by the climate crisis will only be minimized if governments rein in corporate power.
Sanders Slams Republicans’ Plans to Cut Social Security and Medicare in Op-Ed
Sanders said that the “simple reality” is that Republicans aren’t concerned with issues facing the working class.
Xi Jingping Wins Third Term Amid Deteriorating US-China Relations
Ho-fung Hung explains why characterizing the U.S.-China rivalry as a “new Cold War” is misleading.
Without Ending Deadly Sanctions on Iran, There Can Be No “Woman, Life, Freedom”
The domestic economic policies in Iran are compounded by sanctions against the country, which hurt the most vulnerable.
Liz Truss Is Roiling the British Economy in Her Zeal to Serve the 1 Percent
The U.K. prime minister had said the £45 billion giveaway to the rich was just the start. Then she was forced to U-turn.
85% of the World Will Likely Live Under “Deadly” Austerity Measures Next Year
As 143 countries pursue harsh cuts to social programs, experts say “austerity is the worst possible choice.”
Corporations’ Price-Gouging May Hurt Them in the Long Run, Says Economist
Consumers can afford to buy more when prices are lower; thus, corporations will make more money, says Chris Becker.
Biden’s Actions Are a Start, But the US Is Still Sacrificing Poor People
It’s time for us to fight for a comprehensive, intersectional, bottom-up approach to confront economic injustice.