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Freelance jobs are “feudalism,” says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California’s legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means… Read More
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Women’s economic empowerment is about so much more than women having powerful positions, says a senior government economics and business official. “Economic success for women… Read More
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Wealthy elites pocket more than 7.5% of financial aid coming into their economically struggling countries, according to new research from the World Bank. To reach… Read More
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It’s been pretty clear that the Green New Deal would be a disaster for businesses and for consumers. Now a new study confirms just how disastrous the… Read More
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In the face of uncertainty because of the coronavirus, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shattered expert predictions Friday, reporting that the economy added 273,000 jobs… Read More
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Buyers (aka taxpayers), beware: The Land and Water Conservation Fund is not what you might think. Some on Capitol Hill have floated the idea of… Read More
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If liberals want to provide access to paid family and medical leave, they need to come up with a better solution than they have so… Read More
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The fundamentals of the U.S. economy are still strong, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Good policy also doesn’t change in a crisis, and Congress… Read More
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Small and midsize online stores are being put out of business one tax bill at a time. The Supreme Court ruled almost two years ago… Read More
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It seems that Sen. Bernie Sanders can always find a way to look at the bright side of a communist dictatorship. Right after praising Cuban… Read More
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When the Environmental Protection Agency issues a regulation, the rule should do more good than harm. That hasn’t always been obvious to the EPA, and… Read More
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Fiscal responsibility is key to draining the swamp, the White House budget chief said Saturday in remarks to an annual gathering of conservative activists outside… Read More
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The stock market has taken a hit amid concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, but the disease doesn’t pose a real danger to… Read More
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Entrepreneurs have been unleashed inside blighted communities to bring economic opportunity where it is needed most, thanks to President Donald Trump’s deregulation and revitalization initiatives,… Read More
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Two Cabinet secretaries promoted President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda and innovation Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, saying lower-wage workers are earning more. Labor… Read More
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The Social Security Disability Insurance system was established as a social safety net program for workers who lose the physical or mental ability to work… Read More
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Before the House approved a sweeping union-boss wish list that attempts to send workers back into the 20th century, AFL-CIO union leader Richard Trumka warned… Read More
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Virtue signaling is the modern, politically correct way to demonstrate your “goodness” to others, usually with little actual sacrifice or effort. It’s a kind of… Read More
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The homelessness crisis in America’s West Coast cities is beginning to draw national attention. There are now an estimated 166,752 people on the streets in… Read More
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Implementing free-market policies that advance economic freedom is the key to empowering women. Elaborating on that critical linkage, the president’s Council of Economic Advisers recently… Read More
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Until now, every major proposal to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent has neglected to address the expiration of the most pro-growth piece of the… Read More
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The Trump administration on Monday presented a $4.8 trillion spending proposal for fiscal 2021 to Congress that would balance the federal budget in 15 years,… Read More
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President Barack Obama tried to end the United States’ use of anti-personnel land mines, but President Donald Trump is bringing them back. The Trump administration… Read More
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>>> Note: This live blog no longer is being updated by Heritage Foundation policy experts. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 would… Read More
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The U.S. economy added an impressive 225,000 jobs in January as low unemployment rates continued for all Americans. The new jobs report shatters the experts’… Read More
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A bill in the House of Representatives would make sweeping changes to labor laws and give union bosses an enormous amount of power. Rachel Greszler,… Read More
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A new “playbook” for conservative lawmakers aims to bring more efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability to the federal government, leaders of the House’s largest caucus say. … Read More
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Just two months after Democrats gained full control of Virginia’s government, Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly have proposed sweeping changes to the state’s… Read More
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Despite its congenial acronym, a bill the House of Representatives is about to pass would upend the U.S. labor market as we know it. The… Read More
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I have been teaching economics since 1967—40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. During that interval, economic reality has not changed…. Read More
