Op-Ed | Economy & Labor We Work Too Damn Much. Let’s Demand a 4-Day Workweek by 2022. A four-day workweek would make time to rebalance our lives and also create space for collective action to thrive. By Austin Cole , Truthout November 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden to Address Supply Chain Slowdowns Through Funding From Infrastructure Bill As his approval rating on the economy drops, President Joe Biden plans to visit the Port of Baltimore on Wednesday. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Progressives Push Democrats to Reject Outdated Austerity Policies Progressives are calling on Democrats to ensure that all of the party's key priorities remain in the final budget. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 13, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Ending Unemployment Benefits Had Little Impact on Job Growth A mixed jobs report shows many of the lowest-paying industries are losing jobs. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch October 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Manchin’s Gutting of Biden Agenda Would Cut 2 Million Jobs Per Year Analysis shows Manchin's cuts would lead to his own home state seeing 9,880 fewer jobs each year. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Worker Advocates Condemn Democrats’ Refusal to Address Jobless Aid Crisis More than 9 million people across the U.S. were taken off unemployment insurance earlier this week. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 8, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health As Delta Surges, Other Variants Wait in the Wings. Biden Must Take Action. Some experts worry that the new COVID variant, named Mu, may have more resistance to our vaccines. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout September 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor More People Are Turning Down Low-Paying Jobs With Bad Working Conditions In the context of the last two months' extraordinary growth, August's weaker jobs gains should not be a surprise. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch September 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 35 Million People Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor Day Neither Congress nor the Biden administration seem prepared to do anything about it. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Job Recovery Is Happening Far More Quickly Than It Did After Great Recession It appears the spread of the Delta variant had not had a major impact on the labor market, at least through mid-July. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch August 6, 2021 Truthout