Tag: U.S. Economy
Solar jobs take a hit after seven years of rapid growth
"After six years of rapid and steady growth, the solar industry faced headwinds that led to a dip in employment in 2017."
Donald Trump offers a helping hand to China and Russia
And it's giving American Isolationism new meaning in the twenty-first century.
Trump’s America: Open to global capital, not people
America didn’t become great by global capital seeking higher returns, but by people from all over world seeking better lives.
Six big losers in our ‘booming’ economy
The people in power let the rich grow richer while the poor keep suffering.
US Needs ‘sh*thole’ countries, not the other way around
America’s prosperity and security are greatly dependent on the goodwill and cooperation of other nations, developed and emerging markets alike.
Bank of America to eliminate free checking account program affecting low-income...
Bank of America, the second-largest bank by assets, will no longer be "the only brick-and-mortar bank that offered free checking accounts to their customers."
Death by inequality: Poverty and racism are killing America’s children
While inequality makes the problem worse, the growing political power of the wealthy makes it more difficult to find solutions.
Revolution by drone
Will drones launch the modern revolution of the undervalued human being?
Republican tax reform: Principles of ethics and morals be damned
Republicans are trying to peddle the old worn out “trickle down” economic theory that they insist will greatly stimulate growth and create millions of jobs.
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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.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.