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How abortion bans widen the gender pay gap and diminish women's economic power
Economist Caitlyn Myers says women denied access to abortion can face increased financial stress an…
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Why it's crucial for lawmakers to protect and empower unions as union popularity rises across the US
To truly strengthen unions, Congress must enact pro-union protections at a federal level, says Pitc…
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It's not just inflation — corporate greed is also partially to blame for the rising prices you're paying
Starbucks blamed labor costs and supply shortages for higher prices — all while increasing their CE…
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Employer-based health insurance was a failure during the pandemic. Here's how single-payer healthcare could do better.
Nearly 20% of the United States' annual GDP is tied up in healthcare costs, yet approximately 30 mi…
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Many Americans think of education and transportation as public goods, but they're actually heavily privatized. Here's why that's a problem.
Privatizing public goods may provide efficient services for consumers who can afford them, but it f…
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With tips, restaurants can pay workers as little as $2 an hour. It's why no one's coming back to work.
The "subminimum wage" allows restaurant owners to outsource their payroll expenses to customers, on…
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The Federal Reserve's plan to combat recessions rarely works and often benefits the already-rich — here's why
The Federal Reserve is to blame for the 2008 recession, one author argues. Here's what they could d…
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In many states, workers still earn only $7.25 an hour. If we want to fix the 'labor shortage,' it should start with raising wages.
Low-paying industries are seeing high rates of turnover and their lack of progress is holding back …
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'Opportunity zones' meant to boost poor communities did little more than give the rich another tax loophole — proof that trickle-down economics doesn't work
Brookings' economist David Wessel said more funding from Trump's 2017 tax bill went to already-weal…
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The American middle class used to signify economic security. That's now quickly becoming a luxury only the wealthiest can afford.
The 9.9% of Americans just underneath the ultrawealthy are now the only other class that feels fina…
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Why a 'colorblind' approach to economic policy doesn't work in closing the racial wealth gap
Kyle Strickland of think tank the Roosevelt Institute said we need a more equitable distribution of…
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Green energy is rapidly nearing a turning point. To combat climate change, our leaders need to point to a cleaner, cheaper tomorrow.
We've been told that saving the planet will cost us all a great deal in profits, convenience, and q…
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Why mental health and social services are as crucial as physical shelter to address the homelessness crisis
Without support for emotional trauma and substance abuse, homeless populations will continue to ris…
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The truth behind the Great Resignation: Americans are sick of low-paying, dangerous jobs and they're fighting for better
"If employers really wanted to end the Great Resignation, they could raise wages and make their bus…
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Federal aid helped bring millions of Americans out of poverty last year. New reforms could make this social safety net permanent.
The pandemic showed we can cut poverty with cash investments and that aid wasn't keeping people fro…
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Giant retailers like Walmart rob American consumers of choice. Here's how antitrust regulation could help resurrect local businesses.
If Walmart had to compete on even ground with small businesses from day one, America's highways and…
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Ultra-wealthy Americans want you to think their philanthropy will change the world. They should just pay their taxes instead.
"If you are an average American taxpayer, the 400 wealthiest families in America now pay a lower ta…
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The so-called 'skills gap' doesn't hold American workers back - the way we value labor differently does
The idea anyone can start at a low-paying job and works their way up to the corporate boardroom "si…
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Slashing pandemic benefits too soon could slow recovery and stoke income inequality - a historian explains why
"The levels of debt which we're going to find ourselves at, once we do finally begin to exit from t…
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The second American snack-food strike in 3 months has a lot to teach us about the shifting battle lines in labor
Workers on strike at Frito-Lay and Nabisco are making the terms of their employment clear: Pay up n…