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Why Are We Still Pretending ‘Trickle-Down’ Economics Work?

Art Laffer, ‘godfather’ of supply-side…

The Gig Is Up: America’s Booming Economy Is Built on Hollow Promises

Contract workers prop up big…

Why the American Dream Feels Further off Than Ever for Millennials

My wife and I grew up believing in…

‘Money and Greed’: How Non-Compete Clauses Force Workers to Fight for Rights

Non-compete clauses…

I Worked in an Amazon Warehouse. Bernie Sanders Is Right to Target Them

In some US states, nearly one in three Amazon workers are on food stamps. Sanders would rightly tax companies whose employees…

Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America

As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the US, often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as…

Almost 80% of US Workers Live From Paycheck to Paycheck. Here’s Why

America doesn’t have a jobs crisis. It has a ‘good jobs’ crisis — where too much employment is insecure, and poorly paid

To Close America’s Diet Gap, We Must Recognize Food as a Human Right

One in eight US households is food insecure. If we want a healthy and thriving nation, we all must have enough to eat

I Knew I Wasn’t White. Realizing I Was Working-Class Hurt More

Growing up in an east London immigrant community, I didn’t feel different. That was forced on me by the middle-class world

The Future of American Unions Hangs in the Balance

At a time when unions are increasingly under…