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How Medicare for All Would Affect Union Health Plans

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Using public research, development, and ownership to fuel the Green New Deal.

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Jobs Report: Full-Time Employment Rate Ticks Up to 39.9%

The last 12 months saw nearly 19 million unemployment events.

Jun 3rd, 2022
The Starbucks Union Won 60 Elections in May

By the end of May, the Starbucks Union had unionized 102 stores and 2,815 workers.

Jun 2nd, 2022
The Rapidly Growing Starbucks Union in Numbers

Based on current filings alone, the Starbucks Union is already on track to have 6,400 workers at 230 stores.

May 11th, 2022
The Racial Dynamics of Student Debt

The distribution of student debt varies a bit by race.

May 10th, 2022
Jobs Report: Employment Rate Ticks Down to 47.5%

Over 1.7 million workers became unemployed last month, 19 million in the last 12 months.

May 6th, 2022
Gender Equality in the US and Nordics

The Nordic labor market looks a lot like the US labor market when it comes to gender.

Apr 26th, 2022
Prioritize Permanent UI Improvements Over Trigger-Based Improvements

The idea that UI should be primarily understood as a macro stabilization policy is wrong.

Apr 25th, 2022
The Dem Policy Apparatus Is Very Dysfunctional

The Democratic policy world produces bad ideas and then misleads everybody about them.

Apr 19th, 2022
Twenty Million People Became Unemployed Last Year

The jobs report gives a misleading understanding of unemployment.

Apr 12th, 2022
Social Democracy Is Not Built on Stimulus

Stimulus can only do so much until it runs its course.

Apr 1st, 2022

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