Unions raise wages. Tariffs don’t: Why Trump’s trade policy won’t help U.S. workers – Adam Dean/EPI UAW Compliance Officer Resigns Amid Scandal – Boeing Jet Fighter Workers Reject Contract – Hyundai to…
Author: Karl Polzer
State Earned Income Tax Credits Support Families and Workers in 2025 – ITEP
Signs of harder times?: Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer – NPR The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Key Changes for Seniors, Medicare, and Medicaid…
Is Trump a State Capitalist? – Project Syndicate “With his commitment to tax cuts and deregulation, Donald Trump once looked like a neoliberal’s dream come true. But, from acquiring a 10% stake…
When Corporate America Set America Down a Dark Path – Matt Stoller “The political violence we are seeing today is a result of a torn social contract. And that didn’t start on…
Another School Shooting, Another Check—Why Congress Won’t Act on Guns – Newsweek “When kids die, checks fly.” List of school shootings in the United States (2000–present) – Wiki At least 2 more…
The Trump Administration’s attack on Harvard University’s funding is based on accusations of “antisemitism” that are both blatantly false and ironically absurd. To the contrary, as this Jewish Currents article meticulously documented…
Child Tax Credit Changes Boost And Stabilize Benefits For Some; Still Exclude Lowest-Income Families – Elaine Maag/TPC “In all, the changes to the CTC were a mixed bag for families with children….
A must read for people who think they might need to use medical insurance sold and regulated in the US: “Just Let Me Die”: After insurance repeatedly denied a couple’s claims, one…
38.2 deaths per 100,000 among men age 75 to 84 are by suicide, increasing to 55.7 among those over 85 (CDC data) — more than 16 times the rate for women in the…