Worker-Owned Cooperatives Are Creating Their Own Funding Networks
When Princess Robinson takes her son to school at 8 o’clock in the morning, there’s always a line of people waiting to buy their morning tamales and coffee from a …
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Seattle Bets on Equitable Development
In most U.S. cities, planning for growth often looks like luxury apartments and corporate incentives, with minimal consideration for how those developments will affect the people already living and working …
Read MoreReturning to the Roots of Community Resilience in Hawai‘i
“There are four things you should know,” says David Fuertes to the youths he mentors. “You should know your origins, because your ancestors have paved the way. You should know …
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Facing aggressive pushback, Amazon workers to vote on forming the company’s first American union
For years, Amazon employees have fought for unions and been quashed by their powerful employer. At last, they are poised to succeed. On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), …
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Inside the US government’s effort to start measuring the space economy
Word came down to the Bureau of Economic Analysis in 2019: We’d like you to measure the American space economy, please. The task fell into the capable hands of Tina …
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Ongoing, massive Ttrump
Maybe Trump TV will troll Biden nightly and present endless “I was robbed,” conspiracy theories on the 2020 election. Alternatively, reports suggest Trump will start Trump 2024 on inauguration …
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She dared to meddle
Perkins: her 12 years as Secretary for Labour is a record: it took American women 50 years to match her tenure between them. Tom Levitt introduces his book on the life …
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After the bull’s left the shop
Six months ago we talked to German economist and erstwhile policy adviser, Wolfram Elsner, about the future of China and geo-political economics. He had just published a book, The Chinese …
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Eye-popping wage report charts 40 years of worsening income inequality as the top 1% thrive
Wage inequality is getting worse, according to new data from the Social Security Administration, which shows a steady trickle-up effect in worker income during every period for the last four …
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Fast-food giants gobbled up $1 billion in federal aid for small businesses
Franchisees with hundreds of restaurants flew under the radar, in one case collecting $60 million in PPP loans. Relief grants meant to buoy small businesses at the onset of the …
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