Economics
Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism
December 11, 2020Without the intervention of the left, the lawsuits won't go far toward creating a democratic economy.
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Pandemic responses: Coronavirus deaths climb as Trump stays silent on aid
December 3, 2020So-called “compromise” legislation falls far short of what is needed.
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Independent report finds myriad problems with pandemic relief, jobless aid
December 2, 2020The Government Accountability Office says lawmakers have to hold Trump's executive branch agencies’ feet to the fire.
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On unemployment benefits, Wall Street Journal’s ‘common sense’ is nonsense
December 1, 2020No matter how hard they search, unemployed workers can’t find jobs that don’t exist. The major problem is the lack of jobs, not workers who refuse to work because they receive unemployment checks.
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Postal union leaders: Pandemic-driven mail decline emphasizes need for USPS aid
November 24, 2020Mail volumes are in freefall, but if Congress doesn't pass aid for the USPS, there might not be a post office around once the economy recovers.
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