Tag: unemployment
Trump economy loses 92,000 jobs in February as economists warn labor...
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows unemployment rising and hiring slowing across major industries as economists warn that policy uncertainty, tariffs, and economic shocks are weighing on the labor market.
Trump defends economy as prices rise, approval sinks, and deregulation alarms...
Primetime address clashes with polling, tariff costs, healthcare pressures, and warnings of renewed financial risk.
Sanders blasts Tesla’s $1 trillion payday for Elon Musk
A shareholder proposal to grant Musk unprecedented wealth comes as inequality widens, taxes on corporations shrink, and workers face mounting economic strain.
Unemployment insurance isn’t holding back the economy. Inequality is.
If policy makers want to get people back to work, they need to make our economy work for people.
‘Happy Labor Day everyone!’: Millions lose unemployment aid on worker holiday
The loss of federal unemployment assistance at this moment "will be a double whammy of hardship" for the unemployed and their families.
Yes we need the $1.9 trillion stimulus: Real unemployment is 3...
Reliance on part-timers, erosion of the minimum wage, attacks on unions all have served to depress working class wages.
Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan: $400 unemployment boost, $1,400 checks, and...
“Congress should immediately move to pass President-elect Biden’s plan,” said Claire Guzdar of the Groundwork Collaborative. “And we can’t stop there.”
‘Gratuitously cruel’: Outrage as GOP tries to prevent people on unemployment...
“Funny enough, they never take issue with doubling down on corporate bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy.”
New bill proposes stopping unemployment agencies that make mistakes from demanding...
State unemployment agencies have been demanding recipients repay thousands of dollars, even if the agency made the mistake and the money’s already been spent, but legislators are trying to end it.
Senate proposes almost $700 billion for the Pentagon while millions of...
With the current unemployment rate reaching roughly 6.8 million and nearly 8 million Americans facing eviction, the government should be focusing on its citizens and not a defense budget.
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Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage
Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.
Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America – if we survive!
So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.
Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...
Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.
Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026
Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.
Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good
If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.