Robert Reich: Trump Keeps Telling These 4 Lies About Economy
The president's whoppers include the claims that unemployment is at its lowest rate in history and workers are enjoying their "best wages, ever."
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Why Work Isn’t Working in Trump’s America
The U.S. employment picture is not as positive as the government is spinning it.
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Business Economists Suggest the U.S. Could Face a Recession in 2020
A rosy jobs report doesn’t tell the whole story.
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America Remains Drunk on Power
Our addiction to empire is killing us. When will we recognize that this planet is big enough for every global citizen to have a patch of serenity?
Fed Raises Key Rate; Foresees Two More Hikes This Year
In a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve raises its short-term interest rate by a modest quarter-point, to 1.75 percent.
Trump Can No Longer Pretend He's Creating Jobs for Black Americans
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the African-American unemployment rate rose to 7.7 percent in January, from 6.8 percent in December.
Unrest Has Been Quashed, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Declares
The paramilitary force blames the protests on the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, an exiled opposition group and backers of a return to monarchy.
Robust U.S. Hiring Underscores Economy's Momentum
More than a quarter of a million jobs were added in November, and unemployment stays at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent.
Great Recession Continues to Loom Over 2016 Graduates, Even as Corporate Profits Rise
The New York Times editorial board released a depressing report recently on the bleak job prospects faced by high school students graduating this year, a situation it traces to consistent political failures in recent times.
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The Mexicanization of the United States
The destruction caused by neoliberalism is global. The patterns of economic, social, cultural and political assault that Mexico has suffered are afflicting countries from Greece to the United States. Only a worldwide anti-capitalist resistance movement will save us.
