Economics
Even Nixon funded jobs programs, why can’t we do it today?
August 28, 2018Pundits are optimistic that struggling young people will be able to get jobs. What’s less clear is whether those jobs will pay living wages.
Read moreDoes Venezuela’s crisis prove socialism doesn’t work?
August 27, 2018The current crisis is often described as the worst in Venezuela’s history and, with hundreds of thousands fleeing the country, that's hard to dispute.
Read moreWorking families finally earn more than they did in 2000
August 24, 2018If wages start eating into corporate profits, the Federal Reserve will respond with interest rate hikes to slow down economic activity and weaken labor’s bargaining power.
Read moreGreece after the bailout: Lessons for the left
August 23, 2018Eight years on and the truth cannot be hidden. The imposition of neoliberal solutions on Greece has been a catastrophe.
Read moreChina opens to world as Trump erects protectionist walls
July 11, 2018Trump's trade wars and white nationalist immigration policies will shape global development, but not always as he might intend.
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