Economy
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Amazon Layoffs to Affect 18,000 Employees, CEO Confirms
The cuts amount to six percent of Amazon's roughly 300,000-person corporate workforce
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Tom Morello on the Frontlines With Alabama Coal Miners: 'Anywhere You Strike, I'm Coming'
Longtime advocate of workers' rights on why he's lending his support to the United Mine Workers of America
- Which Side Are You On?
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Cereal Killers: How 80-Hour Weeks and a Caste System Pushed Kellogg's Workers to Strike
After decades on the losing end, company workers are demanding a better deal. The cereal giant has other plans
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Biden: Republicans 'Playing Russian Roulette' With the World's Largest Economy
"A meteor is headed to crash into our economy. If you don't want to help save the country, get out of the way," the president said
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Unemployment Claims Are Rising as the Pandemic Surges
The economy also lost 140,000 jobs in December, hitting women of color the hardest
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How Trump Took the Middle Class to the Cleaners
The president promised a return to shared prosperity, but the benefits of his economic policies only bubbled up to the richest
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The Next Recession Is Going to Be Brutal
The economy is showing signs of turning, and the people who saw the least benefit from the latest boom are now the most vulnerable ahead of the next bust
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Why Can't Allyson Get Ahead?
The U.S. economy is growing, but for workers, it's longer hours, lower pay and almost no security. What happened to the American dream?
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Newly Released Documents Show Government Misled Public on Fannie/Freddie Takeover
While Russiagate rages, the bitter fight over the future of the real estate market continues
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Donald Trump: Liar in Chief
He steals credit, describes the average as superlative, invents history and spins conspiracy theories
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