by Bing Xiao | Oct 8, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economic expansion has moderated due to the global economic slowdown, but America still has room to use fiscal policies to fight off a recession, two expert economists said Tuesday. Karen Dynan, a Harvard University economics professor and senior...
by Kelly Rissman | Aug 14, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON– To show opposition to a company’s actions, some shareholders divest. But a new platform offers a different option — pooling assets to publicly petition for changes in corporate policies. Stake, launched in 2018, unites shareholders across...
by Noah Broder | Aug 8, 2019 | Economy
DETROIT – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke about corporate influence and her desire to “unrig the tax system” at a rally in downtown Detroit last Tuesday Morning. The “Tax the Rich” rally featured legislators from across the state and supporters who want to see their...
by Adam Barnes | Oct 17, 2018 | Demographics, Economy
WASHINGTON — A high school principal from Philadelphia, the head of a suburban Washington organization that helps people find affordable housing and free furnishings and the founder of a group that helps fight evictions all offered the same advice on...
by Patty Nieberg | Oct 17, 2018 | Economy, Environment
WASHINGTON — The wind power industry employs 100,000 people, more than the coal, nuclear and gas industries, but has trouble finding workers with the right technical skills, an industry official told a meeting about workforce needs in the offshore wind sector...
by Charlene Zhang | Aug 28, 2018 | Economy, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – White House Advisor Ivanka Trump addressed the Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the Organization of American States on sustainable financial empowerment in the Americas Monday afternoon. “Women are in fact one of the greatest...
