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What Borrowers Need to Know About the Return of Student Loan Debt Collection
Starting May 5, those in default could have tax refunds withheld or wages garnished if they don’t start making payments.
3 in 4 Americans Oppose GOP Gutting Medicaid to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich
Republicans are also considering cuts to and work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
CEO Pay Is Up 50 Percent Since 2019 Compared to 0.9 Percent for Workers
A new Oxfam analysis also warns that the global working class faces a new threat in the form of Trump's tariff regime.
Canada’s Liberal Party Will Face Down Trump. But Will It Address Inequality?
Trump, inequality and corporate concentration loomed over Canada's elections. Only one got the attention it deserved.
By Undermining Federal Data, Trump Is Following an Authoritarian Playbook
Rejecting Trump’s authoritarian “new normal” means preserving the evidence that things weren’t always this way.
Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP
Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.
Trump’s Tariffs Buck the Global Neoliberal Order — But Still Serve the 1 Percent
Trump’s tariffs threaten to widen inequality in the US, making the rich richer and impoverishing the working class.
AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It
Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us.
Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975
In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent — enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.
Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.