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Retail Means Jobs, but Those Jobs Shouldn’t Mean Poverty
Retail jobs may be keeping workers from rising up the career ladder, exacerbating our country's growing inequality.
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Betting the Farm on Free Trade
The White House is gambling with our health, jobs, and environment by embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Supporting the Real Job Creators
New evidence suggests supporting in-state startups and existing local companies is more effective in building strong economies.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The TPP Will Cost the US Nearly Half a Million Jobs, and More
Our jobs being shipped over seas isn't the only reason we should be concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs in January
The percentage of unemployment due to voluntary job leavers also dropped in January, indicating a lack of confidence in the labor market.
What Would Sanders Do? An Analysis of His Proposals
His policies would not only increase employment and national income, but would also raise wages, reduce poverty and narrow the inequality gap.
Study: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Cost US a Half Million Jobs, Drag Down GDP
The trade deal will likely lead to the loss of 448,000 jobs from the US workforce.
Healthy Consumption Growth Keeps GDP Positive in Fourth Quarter
Productivity growth will be near zero for 2015.
Irrational Arguments About the Coal Industry
In what moral or even economic universe is it obviously wrong to limit emissions of neurotoxins?
The State of Our Economy: What It Needs vs. What Washington Is Willing to Do
The economy is likely to continue to grow at a weak pace in 2016, just as it did in 2015 and 2014.