economy
A tax plan only a one percenter could love
April 7, 2017It takes serious mental gymnastics to argue that Trump’s tax agenda would benefit the average working Joe or Jane.
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March Madness: A look at Trump’s budget
March 27, 2017Republicans won’t get everything they want, but what they get will leave America more vulnerable – from Chicago’s inner city to Appalachia’s rural hollows.
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Wall Street hopes you’ve forgotten the crash already
March 3, 2017Big banks want to scrap rules designed to prevent another recession — and they've got a friend in the White House.
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Trump’s voters didn’t vote to make the richest richer, but Congress will
January 25, 2017Trump’s voters have high hopes that he’ll boost the economy and protect jobs for those who’ve been left behind after three decades of flat or shrinking paychecks.
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Work is more than a job: Job Talk series, part 2
December 28, 2016When we talk about jobs, as a culture, we tend to talk about what workers are given rather than what is taken from them or what they give to society.
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