News | Economy & Labor With No Child Tax Credit, Families Are Slipping Back Into Poverty Amid Inflation Child poverty rates have crept back up since the program expired, leaving families struggling with food insecurity. By Rebekah Barber , The19th December 3, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor The Fed’s Response to Rising Inflation Protects the Wealthy at Workers’ Expense Leftist economists Gerald Epstein and Robert Pollin offer an alternative vision for how to combat rising inflation. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout November 30, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet. By Austin C. McCoy , Truthout November 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 7, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Economy Added 261,000 Jobs in October as Wage Growth Settles at 3.9 Percent Job growth was strong across sectors, but it was especially strong in health care and manufacturing. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch November 4, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Companies’ Price Hikes Fuel Inflation. Why Isn’t the Fed Talking About It? Progressive economists have estimated that corporate profits are to blame for 40 to 50 percent of price increases. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Sam Knight , Truthout November 2, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren, Sanders Slam Federal Reserve’s “Disregard” for Working Families Lawmakers are criticizing the Federal Reserve’s relentless rate hikes, which are projected to put millions out of work. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor “Political Game Changer”: Biden Calls for Tax on Big Oil’s Excess Profits “This is exactly the type of leadership we’ve been waiting for from President Biden,” one climate activist said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health “This Is What Price-Gouging Looks Like”: Exxon Profits Break All-Time Records Exxon has posted third-quarter profits of $19.7 billion — the highest ever posted by an international oil company. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 28, 2022 Truthout