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The twenty-year argument between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren over bankruptcy, explained Article 3436 words, published May 6 2019 10 votes
Covid-19 could mark the end of affluence politics in the USA, as the possibility of a global pandemic reveals the inability to make and distribute the things people need economics Article 755 words 21 votes
‘Now is the time’: A Federal Reserve official urges Congress to plan for recessions Article 1020 words 7 votes
For the first time in US history, a decade will pass without the country falling into a recession economics.macro Article 724 words 13 votes
Why Americans hate taxes, and why some people want them to Article 1249 words, published Aug 5 2019 12 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
It’s been five years since Seattle’s landmark $15 minimum wage law. It not only helped workers — it raised their expectations about what's possible and what they deserve. economics Article 926 words 16 votes
We talked with the New Hampshire family in Andrew Yang’s universal basic income experiment Article 1020 words 11 votes
Last summer, Foxconn announced a barrage of new projects in Wisconsin, but an attempt to check up on them found little except empty buildings and secrecy business Article 6807 words, published Apr 10 2019 10 votes
Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour Article 1115 words 23 votes
With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans finally have a politician who agrees with them about taxes economics Article 997 words 24 votes
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faults US for frail economy: good politics, but risky policy economics Article 1377 words 5 votes
Why killing Dodd-Frank could lead to the next crash - Eliminating the bill was a top priority for Trump. So why did any Dems vote for it? business banking Article 11 votes
US Federal Reserve votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets banking Article 1086 words 6 votes