Employment

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has backed a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to as high as $30 per hour. The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) published a...

A CBS News report (poll conducted May 13–15, 2026) finds roughly three-quarters of Americans say their incomes are lagging behind inflation. April data show consumer...

A proposal backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and supported by a coalition of more than 100 organizations would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. ...

Fraudsters are sending unsolicited text messages that impersonate Amazon recruiters to advertise remote job opportunities with unusually high pay. The article lists ...

The Department of Homeland Security partial shutdown has left many Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers unpaid, prompting elevated callout and resig...

The article discusses the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its effects on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Due to a...

The article examines the widespread role of federal subsidies in the U.S. health insurance system, challenging the perception that only Affordable Care Act (ACA) enr...

An Ohio early-childhood teacher identified as Corrine Baum was terminated by BrightPath after posting a TikTok video in which she said she was disappointed that Pres...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump is urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act (SAA) while also restoring funding to the De...

The U.S. economy added 115,000 payroll jobs in April, exceeding the FactSet consensus forecast of 65,000. The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. Sector ...

Khaled Sharif, 21, graduated in 2025 from Kingston University (U.K.) with a degree in digital media technology. He says he spent roughly $125,000 (tuition plus livin...

The article traces the origin of the term "monopsony" (coined by economist Joan Robinson) and summarizes a recent resurgence of academic interest arguing that buyer-...