1,350 union workers are losing their jobs at an Illinois plant, an early signal about the staying power of green manufacturing jobs in the United States.
Lee Harris
Lee Harris is a staff writer at The American Prospect. In 2020, she co-founded New York Focus, an investigative news site on New York politics. Prior to that, she was editor of the independent newspaper at the University of Chicago.
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Workers on Solar’s Front Lines
Unions are fighting to ensure solar workers are skilled tradesmen, not just exploited temps.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Prospect Podcast: The Most Important Inflation Fighter You Don’t Know About
We talk to Martin Oberman, the lead regulator for the rail industry, which has contributed mightily to supply chain woes by taking its cues from Wall Street.
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‘Voters Are Lethargic’: A Missing Economic Message in New York
Ignoring the cost-of-living crisis, plus the erosion of Democratic Party infrastructure under Gov. Cuomo, means an uncomfortably close race in New York.
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Democrats Struggle to Organize South Texas
As the Rio Grande Valley has shifted away from farmwork, progressive Democrats are outmatched in their efforts to turn out voters.
Posted inWorking in America
Facing Child Labor Scandal, Hyundai Asks Biden for Subsidies
The United Auto Workers say dropping two implicated suppliers won’t solve problems with temp staffing agencies and exploitative contractors.
Posted inAmerica and the World
IMF and World Bank Predict Tolerable Crises
Rich economies expect to be largely unaffected by debt distress and looming defaults in developing countries.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court May Curb State Economic Regulatory Powers
In a little-noticed case on pork production, the justices could pare back the tools that California and other progressive states use to regulate a wide array of industries.
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U.S. Declines to Blunt Pain as It Exports Inflation to Poor Countries
The Treasury is resisting calls to provide emergency liquidity for emerging markets facing a strong dollar.
Posted inPolitics
New York’s MAGA Republican From Wall Street
Tech entrepreneur Brandon Williams’s past clients include a company partly owned by the Chinese government. But he has earned Steve Bannon’s backing as a MAGA Republican.