Some politicians, often led by Senator Bernie Sanders, and social activists believe that too many Americans are wildly wealthy and too many successful corporations do not pay enough in taxes. These conditions, they argue,…
While much of the national attention is still focused on the coronavirus, consumer sentiment was not. It really boils down to politics.
Despite all the red flags about the world's worsening climate, Americans continue in habits widely known to cause serious problems.
States are beginning to send letters to Americans who received unemployment benefits this year notifying them that they had been inadvertently overpaid.
Small business owners' optimism declined slightly in November as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, hitting small businesses hard.
Carson City, Nevada, which has a population of less than 56,000, has a jobless rate of more than 6%.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Released its METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — OCTOBER 2020, the latest month available. The U.S. jobless rate for the month was 6.9%, not seasonally adjusted. Of America’s…
Gun violence deaths in American this year have just passed 40,000, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows how the rise in wages over the past four decades has favored those who are at the top and rewarded most of all those in…
Cities across the United States have reported a spike in gun violence and homicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the most dangerous city in America.
It turns out that Canada's GDP recovery was even more impressive than that in the United States in terms of percentages.
“Gross domestic product”. It is the monetary measure of the goods and services produced by a nation, usually based on a measure of one year. It is often measured as “PPP” (purchasing power parity),…
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury. It's a move widely approved by Wall Street, and here's why.
The economy has reached a crossroads, and the K-shaped recovery has started to worsen.
Here's where 12 million Americans may lose jobless benefits, state by state, according to a new report from the Century Foundation.
