Tag: labor
Dying to work
Many Americans must return to work because they need the money, but this doesn’t have to be the case.
Why rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle is essential
Decades of industrial decline left America unprepared for the pandemic. COVID-19 simply caught America flat-footed.
Why America cannot afford to let the US Postal Service go...
The agency’s importance is growing. Come November, American democracy may depend on it.
Why Mitch McConnell’s refusal to help states with pandemic costs is...
McConnell is focused on one thing—capitalizing on the crisis at the expense of working Americans.
‘Terrified to go to work’: Hundreds of workers in meat &...
Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado.
Why lifting tariffs during the COVID-19 crisis is bad for America’s...
Congress must leave the steel and aluminum tariffs in place and redouble efforts to find new uses for American products.
Why retirement insecurity is the new American epidemic
Under the current, broken system, the rich feather their own nests at everyone else’s expense.
Why is Trump trying to kill a small agency with a...
Many Americans probably have never heard of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. But they’re safer because of it.
How 1.3 million Americans risk losing their pensions
Pensions aren’t perks or “extras.” Workers earned these benefits, and they rely on that money being there during their golden years.
A veteran’s case for canceling student debt and making higher education...
The G.I. Bill helped millions realize a future they otherwise may not have ever known. We can do the same again—on an even larger scale.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.