Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived. By Ryan MulhollandSenior Fellow, International Economic PolicyThe Center for American Progress By...
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The poverty thresholds were developed in 1963. By Gordon M. Fisher Introduction In recent years there has...
Avoiding taxes earmarked for health care. By Paul KielReporterProPublica Introduction For most working Americans, paying their share...
Trump’s will cause considerable disruption. By Thom HartmannPolitical Commentator The stürm und drang all over the media this week...
Three reinforcing pillars. By Ryan MulhollandSenior Fellow, International Economic PolicyThe Center for American Progress Introduction The era...
Peasant consumption extended beyond the village. By Dr. Phillipp R. SchofieldProfessor of HistoryAberystwyth University Introduction Medieval historians...
The scourge of monopoly power. By Dr. Richard R. JohnProfessor of HistoryColumbia University The U.S. Justice Department...
The choices the colonial poor faced. By William P. Quigley, J.D.Clinic Professor Emeritus of LawLoyola University New...
Housing affordability is a salient national issue. By Joe RadosevichVice President, Campaigns and OutreachThe Center for American...
Different generations don’t have to clash at work. Introduction So much of the news about the five-generational...
These forms of discrimination are hard to prove or police. By Heather O’Neill, CPRWCareer Expert Ageism often...
Choosing to hire an at-home carer can be a significant and emotional decision, whether for yourself or...
“This is a common-sense set of policies.” The executive director of a leading progressive think tank said...
Why don’t low wage workers earn more? Because of CEO greed. By Sarah AndersonDirector, Global Economy ProjectInstitute...
This system is a legal racket that holds too much power over people’s lives. Introduction The concept...
Who is in the ‘Middle Class’ and key trends from 1970 to 2023. The share of Americans...
Renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing. By Casey QuinlanEconomy ReporterStates Newsroom Introduction...
Looking at why so much homelessness exists in the U.S. and what we can do. By Courtney...
She is expected to endorse a crackdown on algorithmic price-setting by big landlords. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on...
Lavish executive compensation packages and skimpy corporate tax payments are not unrelated. By Sarah AndersonDirector, Global Economy...
City and state agencies repeatedly award contracts to companies even after the vetting process flagged histories of...
How faith helped guide the labor rights icon in his organizing endeavors. Introduction On March 31, 1966,...
The rules would be introduced in Harris’ first 100 days in office. Economic justice advocates on Thursday...
Some alternative cryptocurrencies, called ‘altcoins’, demand far less electrical power than bitcoin. By Dr. Sankar SivarajahHead of...
Teaching older Americans how to identify and avoid fraud could go some way to mitigating the impact...
Over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably. In the...
Exploring the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today. By Teresa NowakowskiMultimedia and...
Trump made it more profitable for companies to gouge us. Next year, when key provisions of President...
The Trump tax cuts set off a wave of corporate profiteering that never “trickled down” to the...
Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most. Introduction If you live in...