Help keep Salon independent

Topic: economy (page 2)

President Donald Trump holds a chart which reads "Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Overestimates Biden Jobs by Nearly 1.5 Million" in the Oval Office on August 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump team spins brutal jobs report

Garrett Owen
Lisa DeNell Cook, during a hearing ahead of her appointment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Image)

Fired Fed governor just might beat Trump

Sabrina Haake
Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during a Democratic primary election night gathering after running on a platform of affordability. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Dems should speak the language of pain

Chauncey DeVega
People shop at a retail store in New York. Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, the biggest monthly increase since June 2022. (Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Wake up, Dems: Hammer Trump on inflation

Austin Sarat
Advertisement:
McDonald's is having a moment. People are realizing how much fast food is going up, after a viral post about their pricey breakfast hash browns. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Sticker shock hits McDonald’s breakfast

CK Smith
President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Fired Labor stats chief should sue Trump

Sabrina Haake
President Donald Trump returns to the White House from Scotland on July 29, 2025. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s cruel policies have a human cost

Chauncey DeVega
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on "reciprocal" tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's trade tantrum hurts U.S. economy

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques
Advertisement:
ICE continue to arrest those they suspect of being "illegal aliens." Now, online, its supporters call for action, even against U.S. citizens. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Handout / Getty Images)

Mass deportations hurt local economies

Heather Digby Parton
Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Mark G. Sheppard
Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General, speaks during a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump will target all Americans' rights

Chauncey DeVega
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump bristles at TACO talk

Alex Galbraith
Advertisement:
Couple traveling on the open road (Getty Images/anyaberkut)

How to save big on summer vacation

Daria Solovieva
Students want to work, but seasonal summer jobs are scarce now. Instead, they turn to unpaid internships, influencing, and the gig economy. (Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images)

Where did summer jobs go?

CK Smith
Man on the computer in a dark room (Getty Images/Shannon Fagan)

I'm already in a recession

Cara Michelle Smith
Donald Trump on a Twenty Dollar Bill (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Beware the new "Trump bucks" distraction

Chauncey DeVega
Advertisement:
US President Donald Trump signed an executive at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit on December 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. The president signed an executive order stating the US would provide vaccines to Americans before aiding other nations. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump is treating the economy like COVID

Heather Digby Parton
President Donald Trump bows his head during a Easter blessing by Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., in the Oval Office of the White House on April 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago - Pool/Getty Images)

Want to beat Trump? Wait him out

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Democrats are stuck in the past

Paul Rosenberg
Protesters holding banners and signs at a rally (Getty Images/Vanessa Nunes)

Why young people can't save democracy

Chauncey DeVega
Advertisement:
Cubicle with box of personal belongings (Getty Images/Bill Varie)

This might be the year of the layoff

Melanie Lockert
Donald Trump reacts at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, TN. (Johnnie Izquierdo for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump is more popular than he appears

Chauncey DeVega
Woman purchasing clothes on a mobile app. (Getty Images/Alistair Berg)

Fast fashion's price hike is good for us

Leslie Vooris
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's "free" money will cost MAGA

Chauncey DeVega
« Previous
Page: 2
Next »
Advertisement: