Article • Data Bytes
States of the Unions: The Shifting Geography of US Labor
Unions have lost ground over the past 40 years — see which states have been most dramatically impacted, and which have held strong.
Article • Data Bytes
Unions have lost ground over the past 40 years — see which states have been most dramatically impacted, and which have held strong.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Promises that $1,000 “Trump accounts” will grow into huge retirement fortunes rely on an implausible 10 percent stock return that today’s high price-to-earnings ratios make impossible to sustain.
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In a new piece in Foreign Policy, Guillaume Long and Alexander Main warn that the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign against Cuba could produce a crisis that could prove harmful to both the Cuban people and US interests.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Trump administration unveiled a deal with Big Tech to address the electricity price spikes linked to AI data centers. Will it amount to anything?
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
What will Kristie Noem’s removal mean for the future of FEMA?
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece about labor rights that deserves a close read.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Corporate tax avoidance schemes reduce effective tax rates far below the statutory level, but requiring firms to give the government non-voting shares could largely eliminate these scams.
Article • Mark Weisbrot’s Columns
Support for the United States’ war against Iran is already unusually low, while the administration’s justifications have shifted from day to day. As Congress prepares new war powers votes, pressure is building in Washington to challenge the president’s authority to wage war without congressional consent.
Article • Data Bytes
The year-over-year inflation rate for February is likely to inch higher, which should not be cause for concern. The war in Iran could change that picture.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Rising oil and gas prices function like a tax on consumers, and despite strong domestic production, US households still face major costs from higher energy prices.