Economics – Page 50 – People's World

Despite global economic and climate uncertainty, China plans for the future

March 15, 2019 By Ian Goodrum

In these troubled times, it can be comforting to know someone actually has a plan to deal with the problems we’re facing.

Budget cuts: Trump fiscal plan is a right-wing wish list

March 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Plenty of money for the military and the wall, but only cuts for schools or health care.

GM is closing my plant. What are politicians going to do about it?

February 28, 2019 By Nanette Senters

I gave GM 20 years of my life. In return they took my job—and the government keeps rewarding them for it.

Some government workers still unpaid, fear another shutdown

February 7, 2019 By Michelle R. Smith

Even as they scramble to catch up on unpaid bills, the prospect of another shutdown looms next week.

Puerto Rico debt deal: Bondholders get paid, future of public services uncertain

February 5, 2019 By Dánica Coto

A federal bankruptcy judge approved a major debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico on Monday in the first deal of its kind for the U.S. territory since the island’s government declared nearly four years ago that...