- Gig Economy Workers Buy Like They Work: No Commitment http://fortune.com/2015/11/24/gig-economy-consumers/ 5 comments economy
- How to stop the economy from collapsing. Tax Wealth not Work https://youtube.com/watch?si=-z8CCC5ye718ewyW&v=rAb_p5DCC3E 3 comments economy
- Data shows anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws damage state economies https://angrybearblog.com/2024/02/data-shows-anti-union-right-to-work-laws-damage-state-economies 9 comments economy
- Trump vs. Clinton: A Fundamental Clash over How the Economy Works http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-clinton-economy-disagreement-2016-214296 9 comments politics
- To help economy, bank proposes tax on working from home https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-economy-93f6450bd327844b0c8e7272a6f93d70 3 comments nottheonion
- Joe Biden Goes After Donald Trump's Edge on the Economy—And It's Working https://time.com/5900603/joe-biden-economy/ 13 comments politics
- Ageism at work is a threat to the US economy, says Mercer CEO at Davos https://www.businessinsider.com/ageism-workplace-us-economy-reskilling-mercer-ceo-martine-ferland-davos-2020-1 71 comments economy
- McCain wants to postpone debates so he can work on the economy instead http://www.cnn.com/2008/politics/09/24/campaign.wrap/index.html 6 comments politics
- What happens to labor productivity and the economy when it’s always someone’s first day at work https://www.grid.news/story/economy/2022/08/15/what-happens-to-labor-productivity-and-the-economy-when-its-always-someones-first-day-at-work/ 15 comments economics
- Sen. Bernie Sanders: We need an economy and government that works for all, not just the 1 percent https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-bernie-sanders-we-need-an-economy-and-government-that-works-for-all-not-just-the-one-percent 51 comments politics
- Jeremy Rifkin: In New Economy, 'Social Skills Count More Than Work Skills' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/02/rifkin-new-economy-social-skills_n_6777646.html 39 comments economy
- Two leading officials in Germany's Economy Ministry are under suspicion of working for Moscow https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2F2022%2F36%2Frussland-spionage-bmwi-robert-habeck-verfassungsschutz 35 comments worldnews
- How likely are the 'big four' European economies to vote to leave the EU if Brexit works out? https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/10/nearly-half-of-italians-would-support-leaving-the-eu-if-brexit-is-successful-according-to 106 comments europe
- Confronting the Parasite Economy: Why low-wage work is bad for business—and all of us. http://prospect.org/article/confronting-parasite-economy 27 comments politics
- Making the Economy Work for the Many and Not the Few #12: Most Important of All, Get Big Money Out of Politics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/get-big-money-out-of-politics_b_7649300.html 4 comments politics
- Robert Reich: The Myth of the “Free Market” and How to Make the Economy Work for Us http://robertreich.org/post/61406074983 26 comments politics
- How the Sneaky Hands of the Big Banks Are Working Overtime to Rip You off. "The economy is crumbling and consumers are in trouble. So banks are hitting them with $38 billion a year in deceptive fees." http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/147524 36 comments politics
- ... tax cuts ... initiated a bubble economy that would let the very rich skim the cream off the top just before the ceiling crashed in on working people. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0 2 comments reddit.com
- After 77 years without any English translation, 'unsung genius' and 'misunderstood precursor' Maurice Allais' most pioneering work 'Economy and Interest: New Presentation of the Fundamental Problems of the Rate of Interest' to be released on May 31 — Toward the true beginning of Allaisian studies? https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo197674970.html 3 comments economics
- The U.S. Economy Is Growing. Why Aren't Americans Seeing It? For anyone still worried about a recession, it might be an appropriate time to exhale. For President Biden, the third quarter’s GDP report is a major win, and it should be. His policies are working, but many voters aren’t noticing. https://investorplace.com/2023/10/the-u-s-economy-is-growing-why-arent-americans-seeing-it/ 251 comments economy
- New Normal or No Normal? How Economists Got It Wrong for 3 Years. Not only has the recession failed to materialize, but growth has been surprisingly fast. “The forecasts have been embarrassingly wrong, in the entire forecasting community. We are still trying to figure out how this new economy works" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/business/economy/economy-interest-rates-inflation.html 55 comments economy
- 'A Small Tax on Wall Street to Make Big Change': Bernie Sanders and Barbara Lee Introduce New Financial Transaction Tax. "It is long past time for Congress to rein in the recklessness of Wall Street billionaires and build an economy that works for all Americans." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/22/small-tax-wall-street-make-big-change-bernie-sanders-and-barbara-lee-introduce-new 22 comments politics
- The fair work ombudsman launched legal action against Foodora, alleging food couriers should be classed as employees rather than independent contractors. In what could become landmark case for gig economy, ombudsman arguing Foodora workers are entitled to minimum award wage. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/12/australias-fair-work-watchdog-takes-legal-action-against-foodora 3 comments worldnews
- As Salmon Economy Teeters on Brink, Trump Gives It a Push - Canada & the US worked together protecting shared fisheries under 3 admins. His budget will cut protections & withdraw from management. "They tell us that 'we’re trimming the fat'. But the cuts cut the bone & leave the fat." https://www.alternet.org/food/northwest-salmon-economy-teeters-brink-trump-gives-it-push 29 comments worldnews
- Robert Reich on Economy: Jeb Wrong About Americans Needing To Work More; "The Goal Is Not Growth Per Se" http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/07/09/robert_reich_on_economy_jeb_wrong_about_americans_needing_to_work_more_the_goal_is_not_growth_per_se.html 4 comments politics
- Gaza economy 'on verge of collapse', with world's highest unemployment - World Bank report says Israeli blockades, war and poor governance have left 43% of people out of work & the strip facing dangerous financial crisis http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/gazas-economy-on-verge-of-collapse-jobless-rate-highest-in-world-israel 374 comments worldnews
- When U.S. companies dodge taxes, is it unpatriotic?: "You want to operate here? You want access to this market? You want access to the work force...the economy? Understand this: To continue to have that access, you're going to have to pay your fair share of U.S. taxes." http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/23/news/economy/corporate-inversion/index.html?iid=hp_river 1651 comments politics
- Rand Paul Couldn't Be More Wrong About Unemployment Insurance Unemployment insurance isn't keeping people from taking work. It's keeping them from giving up looking for it. And giving the economy a little boost too. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/rand-paul-couldnt-be-more-wrong-about-unemployment-insurance/282144/ 38 comments politics
- Can a carbon tax work without hurting the economy? Ask British Columbia. Five years in, BC's carbon tax has successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions in a stable economy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/jul/30/climate-change-british-columbia-carbon-tax 186 comments science
- Can a carbon tax work without hurting the economy? Ask British Columbia. Five years in, BC's carbon tax has successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions in a stable economy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/jul/30/climate-change-british-columbia-carbon-tax 48 comments worldnews
- The case for raising the minimum wage: If we're going to live in one unified America, we need an economy that works for all of us. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/05/10/raising-the-minimum-wage-will-reduce-income-inequality 12 comments economy
- Disability Insurance: America's $124 Billion Secret Welfare Program - "Just as the bar for disability fell, the economy turned on the working class, making disability more attractive for reasons both obvious and subtle." http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/disability-insurance-americas-124-billion-secret-welfare-program/274302/?utm_source=twitter 3 comments politics
- "The economy was going well, we were paying down the deficit ... I, for one, do not fear going back to a system of taxation that basically worked very well for our country. It was only the Bush tax cuts that messed everything up." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/tom-harkin-fiscal-cliff-talks_n_2388612.html 108 comments politics
- Fox Gets "Right-To-Work" Wrong - Fox News contributors Steve Moore and Matt McCall falsely claimed that passage of "right-to-work" laws would benefit workers and the economy in Michigan. In fact, economic studies of similar laws have found that they lead to lower wages and do not increase employment http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/12/07/fox-gets-right-to-work-wrong/191746 425 comments politics
- Working for free and class privilege: Tripling the price of getting a law degree over the same time period when the legal services market has been contracting relative to the rest of the economy is inevitably transforming the practice of law into a carefully guarded class preserve. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2012/01/working-for-free-and-class-privilege#.Txf5FNXxC0M.reddit 3 comments law
- Get used to living with Mom and Dad: The era of empty nests may be over unless we change our work culture and our economy. http://www.salon.com/2012/01/16/get_used_to_living_with_mom_and_dad/singleton/ 87 comments politics
- Ajay Piramal is sitting on a mountain of cash. Yet the billionaire Indian tycoon, working in one of the world's fastest growing economies, is struggling to figure out what to do with the money. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111227/as-india-billionaire-blues/ 6 comments india
- Awful job posting found taking advantage of poor economy. interview lasts 50 days!! And they may just decide to eliminate position after they "try you out" and make you do all this work for them. Who does Adidas Golf think they are! http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-jw55t11lnu2;_ylt=anhclewzzpbyihw1fsfngfn6q6ix?source=srp 3 comments reddit.com
- Jim Bunning (R-KY) blocks jobless benefits for millions of Americans (who are on unemployment because they were working full time before the GOP trashed our economy)... his comforting words for the people he's tossing out on the street: "Tough Shit" http://www.kentucky.com/2010/02/27/1158396/bunning-single-handedly-stops.html 14 comments politics
- The man who brought you every Republican saying "Government takeover of health care" is now working to make sure the banks can destroy the economy again. http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/get_ready_for_the_gops_new_talking_points_20100201/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+truthdig+truthdig%3A+drilling+beneath+the+headlines 3 comments politics