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Tackling Informal Youth Labor in Latin America
Six out of every 10 jobs available to young people today are in the informal sector.
Why New Jobs Are Not Worth the Price of Prisoners’ Lives
The torturous practice of solitary confinement must end, in Illinois and nationwide.
Made in America: Walmart’s Misleading Claims
We shouldn't be fooled by the giant retailer's newly populist rhetoric.
Salvatore Babones: Problem With Social Security Is Getting Rich to Pay Fair Share
Eric Poulin interviews the Truthout reporter about his new book, “Sixteen for '16: A Progressive Agenda for a Better America.”
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Job Growth Slows in June
There is still little evidence of any acceleration of wage growth.
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Dean Baker | The Federal Reserve Board, Jobs and the Rewriting of Economic History
The history of the 1990s should be an important feature in the current debate on the Fed's interest rate policy.
A Bernie Sanders Filibuster Could Help Stop the “Fast Track” to Greater Inequality
Sen. Bernie Sanders should put his “Bat Signal” in the sky and filibuster the fast-track TPP vote for as long as he can.
Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy
The poor don't rate a mention in our public consciousness or political campaigns because we are inconvenient and pathologized.
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The Trade Deficit and the Weak Job Market
The key to getting to full employment is reducing the trade deficit.
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Job Growth Picks Up in May
Health care employment has been rising rapidly in the last two months.