Tag: economy
The evidence pours in: Poverty getting much worse in America
As one of the most unequal nations in the entire world, America is also, in many ways, one of the most poverty-stricken.
The truth about Trump’s economy
Look at actual living standards of average working Americans, and you see an economy that’s getting worse, not better.
A turning point for the global economy
The USMCA deal, also known as NAFTA 2.0, is a lot of things. But it is not free trade.
Three easy fixes to Social Security and Medicare that Republicans don’t...
Instead of shutting immigrants out, allowing more immigrants into the country will help secure the future of Social Security and Medicare.
Big oil cheers Trump’s ‘new NAFTA’ but Mexico could complicate things
Mexico’s recently elected president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has yet to comment on the USMCA's energy-related provisions.
Trump is America’s most dangerous export
Trump’s presidency has become America’s most dangerous export.
The truth about the Trump economy
Instead of an “economic boom,” most Americans are experiencing declines in all these dimensions of their lives.
Sharing is key to a new economic and democratic order
We are at the beginning of the Age of Sharing, but it will not be gifted to us.
New data paint an unpleasant picture of poverty in the US
The bad news is that poverty still exceeds the 11.3 percent rate of 2000 and far too many people are poor in a country that is so rich.
Hey! Democracy! Choices!
Our enlightened self-interest is at stake, the well-being of our children and grandchildren is in the balance. Let’s do right.
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Disgust greets White House correspondents’ dinner as Israel kills journalists in Gaza
Amid laughter and applause at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests outside highlight the stark contrast with the dire situation facing journalists in Gaza.
Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests
Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.
U.S. State Department memo exposes Israeli misuse of American military aid in Gaza
Leaked memo reveals doubts over Israeli compliance with international law in use of U.S. military aid in Gaza, sparking calls for policy reevaluation.
Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
How banks and investors are fueling a global biodiversity crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation.