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Some economists are predicting joblessness to surpass the record level experienced at the height of the Great Depression.
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A scholar of the American safety net explains how, through her own brother, she's getting a personal window into what…
The Fed is engaged in an unprecedented effort to save the US economy and financial system from collapse. Here's how.
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Plaintiffs in age discrimination cases often find it difficult to prove their cases. Now, a Supreme Court case could further…
Countries have tried a variety of approaches to contain the spread of COVID-19 – except a coordinated one.
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While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
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The Trump administration is asking for US$850 billion in stimulus spending. Given the debt's already at record levels,…