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  1. Opinion | Abortion is an economic issue

    Three-quarters of abortion patients are poor or low-income and cannot afford another child The majority of patients seeking an abortion in the United States already have one or more children and are trying to provide those kids the best life they can. Thr ...

    15 Jun 2022 - Mary King

  2. Opinion | It’s past time for a $15 federal minimum wage

    It's been nearly 13 years since the last federal minimum wage increase. A $15 minimum wage would raise the earnings of 32 million workers. President Joe Biden’s March 2022 State of the Union Address included a call for a $15 federal minimum wage. Acc ...

    1 Jun 2022 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  3. Opinion | Big finance continues to threaten our survival

    Don't believe the hype surrounding ESG investing Acording to defenders of the status quo, the best response to our most serious problems is to let markets work their magic. That is certainly the line that big finance is pushing when it comes to our e ...

    23 Mar 2022 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  4. Opinion | Using austerity to fight inflation falls short

    New policies that better support workers and employ more people are needed T here appears to be growing consensus among economists and policymakers that inflation is now the main threat to the US economy and the Federal Reserve Board needs to start ratche ...

    2 Feb 2022 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  5. OPINION | The costs of inequality are higher than you think

    STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Organizing and exposing the maldistribution of power is vital Pretty much everyone accepts that inequality is a big problem in the United States. But it is doubtful that most people grasp how successfully U.S. elites have captured ...

    8 Dec 2021 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  6. OPINION | Noncompete agreements restrict employment freedom for workers

    It's the bosses game: heads they win, tails you lose Between 28% and 47% of all private sector workers are subject to noncompete agreements according to an Economic Policy Institute report. Noncompete agreements (or noncompetes) are provisions in an ...

    20 Oct 2021 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  7. Opinion | Guaranteed income can solve U.S. poverty

    STREET SMART ECONOMICS | A team of researchers proposes the IRS make monthly payments to lower-income families to move every household above the poverty line W e could eradicate poverty and raise the incomes of U.S. families in the bottom half of the inco ...

    7 Jul 2021 - Mary King

  8. Opinion | Black Lives Matter protests have saved lives, study finds

    STREET SMART ECONOMICS | This research legitimizes efforts in Portland and beyond to defund the police C onsiderable research shows that oppressive economic and social conditions are bad for one’s mental and physical health. A number of studies have also ...

    26 May 2021 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  9. Opinion | IRS audits the poor, ignoring wealthy tax dodgers and big corporations

    STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Investing in enforcement of tax laws could bring in over a trillion dollars in government revenue In this U.S., the heaviest taxes fall on people with the least income, despite the insults you hear about so-called “makers and take ...

    28 Apr 2021 - Mary King

  10. Opinion | The failings of our unemployment insurance system are there by design

    STREET SMART ECONOMICS | It is hard to celebrate a system that covers fewer than 30% of America’s jobless Our unemployment insurance system has failed us. With tens of millions of workers struggling just to pay rent and buy food, Congress was forced to pa ...

    17 Mar 2021 - Martin Hart-Lan...

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