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Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £117.9 billion annually according to a new report published today by Mental Health Foundation and the London School of Economics and Political Science …
Mental health problems cost UK economy at least £118 billion a year – new research Read More
Inflation schminflation. Amid all the bad news about prices going up—to say nothing of supply chain woes, a still-raging delta variant, and climate change havoc—there’s a ray of economic light. …
The child poverty rate in the U.S. is down Read More
Wage squeeze will leave average worker almost £13,000 worse off, Sunak warned from The Guardian: The biggest wage squeeze in British economic history will leave the average worker almost £13,000 …
Friday 29th – this week’s top economic news Read More
JACKSON, Miss. — As the delta variant crept through Mississippi this spring, Ashley Brown kept showing up at her elderly clients’ homes, arranging their medication into pill organizers, sweeping their …
The nation’s economic recovery is still unequal for Black workers Read More
According to agency estimates, the boost will translate to a total of $19.7 billion in additional benefits over a one-year period. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that …
USDA announces biggest SNAP benefits increase in program history Read More
Restaurant lobbying groups and CEO lobbying contributed to many of the GOP governors now ending pandemic unemployment benefits. The governors parroted talking points pushed by some of their past donors: …
CEO Lobbying To End Unemployment Benefits Read More
Stephen Defilippis, a 43-year old civil engineer from New Orleans, said he can’t find open jobs in his field or experience level, only for senior engineers or engineer interns. Now …
Vaccine jobs boom doesn’t match all skill sets Read More
15 December should be a turning point in the IMF’s relationship to the people of Ecuador: a chance for reflection, a fresh start in a new year, an opportunity to …
IMF austerity is strangling Ecuador – again. Read More
When structural economic change, a global pandemic and “culture wars” collide, the effects are potentially transformative. Leftists and libertarians share an interest in new solutions, but not where they should …
Universal income gains traction on the right Read More
Stewart Lansley asks if it is finally time for a guaranteed income floor, a form of progressive basic income that would build social resilience, opportunity and choice in an increasingly fragile and divided …
The launch pad Read More