Economics – Page 40 – People's World

How about guaranteed jobs for all?

May 21, 2020 By Greg Kearney

A cartoon from Greg Kearney.

Using ‘economic recovery’ excuse, Trump trashes all federal rules and regulations

May 21, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

His executive order has no limits, meaning agencies could scrap rules for minimum wages, overtime, job safety, clean air and water, financial misconduct, and more.

‘Anti-lockdown protesters’ are nothing but strikebreakers

May 18, 2020 By Bruce Bostick

There are two sides in this class battle over reopening the economy, and right-wing armed protesters are not on workers' side.

Back to work, or else: Trump administration tells states to pull unemployment benefits

May 15, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

The Trump Labor Department is telling employers to report on workers who won't go back to unsafe workplaces - and telling states to yank their unemployment benefits.

U.S. pandemic unemployment grows again, but so does the number of billionaires

May 14, 2020 By PAI

Progressive analysts at the Economic Policy Institute predict jobless figures will only get worse, especially for low-wage workers, women workers, and workers of color.