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Economy
We Need an Economy Without Bosses and Managers. Participatory Economics Is How.
Author Michael Albert describes what a post-capitalist economy where workers run productive facilities could look like.
February Job Growth Strong as Private-Sector Hours Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, with disadvantaged groups seeing the largest gains.
Inflation Talk Belies Deeper Question: Why Was Everything So Cheap Before?
The one thing all U.S. supply chains have in common is oil that keeps production cheap and exploitative.
Nationalizing Fossil Fuel Industry Is a Practical Solution to Rising Inflation
We absolutely cannot return to the neoliberal solution of suppressing workers' wages to keep inflation low.
January Sees Strong Job Growth as Omicron Leads to Cuts in Hours, Not Jobs
There's little evidence that wage growth is slowing.
The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us
The Federal Reserve stokes inequality, says Christopher Leonard, author of the new book “The Lords of Easy Money.”
MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Isn’t Over. We’re Planning a Mass Protest for June.
King spent his last birthday organizing poor people of all races against immoral spending priorities.
Corporate Media Largely Ignore Labor Issues. Let’s Make Them Visible.
For years, the establishment press has utterly ignored workers and news about labor issues. Change is long overdue.
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Have Ended as Congress Debates Its Future
This month will be the first time since July that parents won’t be able to rely on the child tax credit.
As Cryptocurrency Becomes Mainstream, Its Carbon Footprint Can’t Be Ignored
As Bitcoin prices rise, so will incentive to mine it, creating a feedback loop that spells trouble for the climate.