Tag: economy
Does the United States have a ‘strong’ economy?
The bottom line: The economy that America’s rich run is doing quite well for America’s rich.
Retrospectives of the financial crisis are leaving out the most important...
It seems the only people not consulted for their perspective were those most powerfully affected by the crisis’ impact – the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction.
There’s a new crash coming
Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.
Ten years since economic collapse sparked Occupy Wall Street, the Cooperative...
“I think … we recognize we really haven’t done anything serious to deal with the causes of this crash.”
Central banks have gone rogue, putting us all at risk
Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market. To say they are buying up the planet may be an exaggeration, but they could.
The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis
The Street’s political clout is as great as ever, which explains why the Dodd-Frank safeguards are now being watered down – clearing the way for another crisis.
House Republican ‘2.0’ tax plan includes ill-conceived ‘universal savings account’ proposal
The USA is fundamentally flawed: it would do little to boost private savings, drain federal revenues, and overwhelmingly benefit the nation’s wealthiest households.
Heavy-handed industry maneuver to crush soda and grocery taxes is on...
Measure 103 was reportedly proposed to counter efforts to raise corporate taxes at the state level, such as 2016's Measure 97, which voters rejected.
Ending the secrecy of the student debt crisis
Ending the secrecy of the crisis through massive national attention may destigmatize the shame of financial defeat.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.