Category Archives: Income disparity

Quelle Surprise! Fast Fashion Exploits Poor Workers; Industry Engages in Empty Virtue-Signalling

Don’t believe the fashion industry’s stated commitment to support a living wage for Bangladesh’s garment workers.

Biden Administration’s Limit on Drug Industry Middlemen Backfires, Pharmacists Say

“Biden Administration initiative backfires” is almost a default title. But here, the consequences for pharmacies and patients are significant

How the Labor Movement Can Make the UAW’s 2028 General Strike Dream Come True

This could be the beginning of the most exciting resurgence of American organized labor power in a century.

After Years of Tanking Climate Action and Anti-Poverty Measures, Manchin Announces Exit From Senate

“During his time in office, Manchin served the fossil fuel industry and lined his pockets with the payoff,” said one critic.

United Auto Workers Union Hails Strike-Ending Deals with Automakers That Would Raise Top Assembly-Plant Hourly Pay to More Than $40 as ‘Record Contracts’

UAW strike wins across the auto industry show that disciplined labor action works.

Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics

Some employers in primary care deserts are entering the healh care business, indirectly revealing the level of institutionalized profiteering

Theories of Economic Crises

How different economic theories, or more accurately, stories, about crises, have profound impact on policy.

Baffled Migrants Sent from Shelter to Shelter With No Rest as City Pushes Them To Leave

New York City implements a policy to deny migrants shelter and effectively evict them from the five boroughs.

With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope!

Tax breaks to the rich mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more calls to gut programs like Social Security that protect ordinary citizens