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Inflation
Medically Vulnerable Families Among Those Hit Hardest by Soaring Inflation
Inflation is particularly detrimental to the health of low-income patients.
Britain’s Economic Unraveling May Be Boris Johnson’s Real Legacy
The combination of Brexit, the aftereffects of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine has left the British economy weak.
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High
Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency.
98 Million Skipped Treatment or Cut Back on Spending to Pay for Care This Year
Nearly 100 million Americans have made health or spending sacrifices to cover the rising cost of medical treatment.
Bowman Unveils Bill to Allow Biden to Identify Profiteering and Regulate Prices
The Emergency Price Stabilization Act would help protect the public from corporate profiteering, supporters say.
Exxon Laid Out Plans to Spend $30 Billion in Stock Buybacks as Gas Prices Soared
Oil companies raked in hundreds of billions of dollars in Q2 as gas prices reached an average of over $5 a gallon.
Fed Rate Hikes Are “Body Blow” to Workers Reeling From Pandemic
Experts forecast another economic recession in the United States with rising inflation and an unchanged minimum wage.
World Oil Production Is Rising, With No End in Sight
Global production is projected to rise to 126 million barrels a day by 2050. It's time to end the tyranny of oil.
Federal Minimum Wage Hasn’t Been Raised in 13 Years
Progressives are urging Democrats to raise the pay floor as inflation continues to diminish workers' purchasing power.
Report: CEOs Are Driving “Greedflation,” Raising Prices to Pay Themselves More
In 2021, CEO pay rose 18.2 percent. Workers' wages rose 4.7 percent.