economy
Trump’s NAFTA ‘renegotiation’: A central battle in the class struggle
May 30, 2017When Trump says he wants a better deal for the “United States,” he doesn't mean you and me. He's talking about corporate billionaires like his family and cronies.
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White House budget trashes federal workers’ jobs
May 30, 2017"Gutting middle-class federal employees’ retirement security to make way for billionaire tax cuts is not how you make America great again.”
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It’s official: St. Louis City will raise the minimum wage
May 2, 2017St. Louis now officially joins around 40 other cities, including Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago that have raised the minimum wage.
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Trump’s tax proposal: A kleptocratic scam
April 28, 2017Trump knows that even if his tax cut plan hurts the economic life of the nation, it will help the economic life of the Trump family.
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Congrats, graduates! Here’s your diploma and debt
April 25, 2017Grads begin their work lives with damaged credit and greater economic vulnerability. The only winners are the predatory loan servicing agencies.
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