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Rising wage inequality and slow and uneven growth in real (inflation-adjusted) hourly wages for the vast majority of workers have been defining features of the U.S. labor...
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New York, NY – Today, The Intercept released its third and final installment in a new video series called “Insecurity.” Created in partnership with the Economic Hardship...
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is profit’s prophet and the corporate media are his cultish devotees, joining hands to sacrifice working people. In this cult, profit is sacrosanct.
When...
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Coming off a successful midterm, President Joe Biden must follow through on a resolution to Black labor in the New Year. Specifically, he has to keep his promise to train and...
Adeola Adejobi, founder, Women of Color and Capital Conference (WOCXC).
First of all, if you want to follow your own dreams, never give a hater a second thought.
When Adeola first...
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Meta has today (9 November) announced it is cutting more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce.
The company is also cutting discretionary spending and extending...
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As we enter the final week of the midterm election, voters are expressing deep concern about the state of the economy and inflation. They should.
Today, we live in an...
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In July 2021, BlackEconomics.org released a Report Brief entitled “Black American Employment Representativeness.” We revisit that Report Brief here because the need to sound...
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Economics is huge on uncertainty. Some of the most highly praised economists have explored the topic.[1] Importantly, most widely used quality-of-life indices reflect the...
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For many, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer — a day for parties, going to the beach, and cookouts. For others, it’s a day for sales and back-to-school...
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Banks have long been at the heart of economic development. Consider, for example, American Western movies and television programs that chronicle the westward expansion. When...
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Under which economic system do we operate in the US: Capitalism, Socialism, a hybrid of the two? Economists can debate this question, but we sought to comprehend not the...
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We finally heard our BlackEconomics.org co-contributor, Lindsey “Rob” Robinson, who voiced repeatedly, “Black Americans move mainly for one reason: Jobs!...
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Central to the idea and cherished hope of Black American (Afrodescendant) nation state formation is forging an effective and successful economy. How can this be achieved?...
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The outburst of COVID-19, which is marked as a “black swan” event - had a devastating effect, not only on the health of the people, but also affected the...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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