It allows the U.S. to borrow money at a lower cost and amplifies the power of its...
Economy
While China is trying to find ways to become the dominant superpower around the world, Donald Trump’s...
The corporations behind Big Ag are deeply invested in keeping our farm system as it is. A...
Some dreams seem totally unattainable, and the more we dwell on them and the challenges that stand...
Roosevelt felt the needs of people took precedence over a strict budget in times of hardship. Roosevelt’s...
Caste negatively affects more than 260 million people worldwide, crippling their quality of life. The filing of...
The Great Depression of the 1930s was not the only one in America’s history. Traditional Sources of...
Fears of great wealth and the need for economic equality go back to the country’s origins. Introduction...
Many factors, including World War I and its aftermath, set the stage for this economic disaster. Factors...
The scandal caused widespread public distrust of Congress and the federal government during the Gilded Age. Introduction...
The story of the DSEU helps fill in gaps on working women in the Great Depression By...
At the heart of the struggle was the continuing story that new unions were claiming freedoms and...
Introduction Once a medical practice bills a patient for the provided services, the amount delivered by the...
Companies are increasingly taking stands on hot-button political issues. The big idea Companies and CEOs are increasingly...
Corporate bosses are surreptitiously building new channels into the system for looting an even greater share of...
The spirit of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow has spread again. Dr. Thomas A. BreslinCommencement AddressFlorida International...
How America’s housing system undermines wealth-building in communities of color. Originally published by Center for American Progress,...
Eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being requires long-term, targeted interventions. Originally published by Center for American Progress,...
Aversion to Clinton, rather than the appeal of Trump, might be a more complete explanation for Trump’s...
Republicans are happy to let everything crash and burn if they lose and don’t get their way....
The only way to make corporations socially responsible is through laws requiring them to be. Last August,...
The collapsing economy is a rude awakening, but its fragility hides a transformative power. The coronavirus is...
The late 19th century saw the creation of a modern industrial economy during the rise of robber...
During the Civil War Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1861 which included a tax on personal...
Debt collection operations continue, often by institutions treating coronavirus patients, all while unemployment and uncertainty soar. Darcel...
Discussions of economics have existed since ancient times but it was not a separate discipline until the...
About 75 percent of adults with disabilities live with an aging parent or caregiver and most are...
Threatening signs, fences, and security guards have been employed to block public beach use. By Bob Lotane...
The same politicians who facilitate tax reductions for banks, big corporations, and the wealthiest individuals likewise then...
Many of the world’s biggest companies are trying to give it new life by showing it can...