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A monthly feature about the economy by Bryce Covert and Mike Konczal.
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Yesterday 7:30 am
More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.
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July 12, 2019
As industries get more concentrated, businesses have to do less to earn more.
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May 31, 2019
By redefining poverty, millions fewer people would be able to take advantage of lifesaving programs.
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April 26, 2019
If you think the fight with insurance companies is tough, just wait until single-payer advocates have to go head-to-head with doctors.
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April 8, 2019
The agency helps to keep the wealthy accountable.
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The Nation is reader supported.
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March 15, 2019
It takes 60 votes for Democrats to build something, but only 50 for the GOP to tear it down.
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February 8, 2019
Even the paid-leave programs in the US that exist fall short of what’s needed.
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December 19, 2018
Democrats can no longer get away with offering milquetoast solutions.
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November 23, 2018
Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have bold new plans to fight poverty, but they miss out on simpler strategy: a child allowance.
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October 19, 2018
To stabilize our economy, we should unionize the financial sector.
