Fresh thinking in economics
A new analysis released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO pay in the United States rose by a staggering 1,322% between 1978 and 2020—a sharp contrast to the …
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“You could see what was coming… and it was like your worst nightmare. Because you felt like, oh my God, I’ve never seen anything like this before,” says Eileen Chubb, …
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Workers of all stripes—from brewers to chefs to fast-food employees—are subject to non-compete agreements, which can restrict their ability to find new jobs or start their own businesses. The Biden …
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The recent G-7 summit reaffirmed two priorities of leading democratic nations: addressing climate change and combating forced labor. Based on a new report examining evidence that links solar panel manufacturing to forced labor …
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Patricia Gestoso charts women’s battle for fair access to leadership positions in technology. I’ve now been working for over 15 years as a Head of Services in the tech industry. …
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Should out of office be permanently on and other post-lockdown questions? Nick Skelton explains why digital isn’t the only pointer for the future. I’m an IT person by background but …
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Full employment is being pursued by Biden, despite repeated consultation will famously neoliberal Larry Summers. James Galbraith and Ryan Grim sit down to discuss what this means for US economic …
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Child labour has increased to 160 million – the first rise in two decades – and that number could swell by millions more because of the effects of the coronavirus …
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Gavin Mueller’s “Why You Should be Breaking Things at Work” makes a persuasive case for the Luddites. So why have so many people—including your favorite Communist philosophers—insisted that they were …
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As women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, a startling reality sunk in – there has been an exodus of women from the workforce. Forty-seven million …
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