Economic Policy Institute

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US Aluminum Makers Point Finger At China, Call For Tariffs

Chinese overproduction is sending the US aluminum industry into near collapse, endangering supplies of materials...

International

US School Leavers See Their Financial Circumstances Fall

American adults without a college education saw their overall financial circumstances decline last year for the first...

International

U.S. Economy Adds A Strong 227,000 Jobs In January

America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December's gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a...

International

U.K. Jacks Up Minimum Wage To $9.30

Minimum wage workers in the U. K. are getting a raise. The government wants to hike the national minimum wage by 4% to...

International

Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Bring Jobs Back To America

President-elect Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to America's Rust Belt by getting tough on Mexico and China....