Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Economy
01/27/2022
What Could Go Right? Lowering outrageous drug prices
Plus, a just-discovered coral reef untouched by climate change, a zero-waste way to use nonrecyclable plastic, and more
01/22/2022
To Bargain With Their Landlords, Renters Form Tenant Unions
Housing groups take a page from the labor movement in push for building improvements, eviction delays
01/23/2022
Mayors see cryptocurrency as a way to address income inequality
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors' meeting in D.C. this week, there's buzz around the idea of giving cryptocurrency accounts to low-income people.
01/13/2022
More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get debt relief from Navient
More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get some debt relief from Navient, according to a $1.85 billion settlement agreement.
01/11/2022
Stop calling workers “low skill”
Essential workers aren’t “low-skill,” they’re low-wage.
12/23/2021
What Could Go Right? Positive news from 2021
And what good we can expect from 2022, including (even) more vaccines
12/20/2021
Opinion: Two Economic Problems. One of Them Matters More.
Keeping our eye on the ball, about the balance between unemployment and inflation.
12/21/2021
If the Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Does It Feel Like a Disaster?
Want a quick summary of the daily news? Inflation. Labor shortages. Supply-chain issues. Omicron. Partisanship. Gridlock. Biden stalled. Trump ranting.
12/15/2021
Women’s Wages Are Now Growing Faster Than Men’s
There’s a tendency to gender our recessions. There was the “man-cession” following the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, when manufacturing and construction jobs dried up, and then those out-of-work men declined to get government-funded retraining in areas like health care, which have usually been worked by women.
12/16/2021
What Could Go Right? Legal weed
Malta first in the EU to legalize marijuana, the UAE gets a 4.5-day workweek, incoming protections for gig workers, and more
12/07/2021
And Now, Some Good News About Americans and Money
For most of the pandemic, the amount of cash in Americans’ bank accounts ebbed and flowed in a pretty predictable pattern.
12/09/2021
