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May 2025

The House Just Passed The Biggest Medicaid Cut in U.S. History, Twice the Size of Reagan's Cuts
So much for realignment. New analysis from UnidosUS shows the House’s cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are unprecedented, twice as large as anything under…
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Republicans Revive the “Lucky Ducky” War with 2025 Tax Plan
Congressional Republicans and President Trump are proposing a tax bill that looks like previous deficit-increasing tax cuts, but uniquely targets the…
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Federal Employees Are Now Less Likely to Work from Home Than Private Sector Workers
New evidence from the latest jobs report shows Trump’s DOGE cuts and efforts finally showed up somewhere visible: in the share of federal workers that…
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April 2025

People Really Like Quitting Manufacturing Jobs in a Hot Labor Market
Manufacturing jobs had among the highest increases in people quitting their jobs during 2022-2023, a period with some income security and plentiful job…
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When Reality Isn't Bad Enough: Trump’s Fake ‘Private-Sector Recession’ of 2024
In which we dive into the labor market of 2024 and the question of whether an increase in health care jobs is evidence of or justification for a…
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The Federal Reserve vs. the Tariff Shock: What If It Isn’t Transitory?
As global supply chains fray and the economy veers towards recession, the Federal Reserve faces a different spin on a recent problem — one it can’t…
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