economic

  • Biden and McCarthy averted an economic catastrophe

    It is said that politics is the art of the possible. And many of the most famous politicians in history have been believers of what was once called “Realpolitik”, a style of doing politics based on practical considerations and common sense, rather than on ideological or doctrinal dogmas. One...
  • ¿Choque económico o aterrizaje suave por delante?

    Peter White Ethnic Media Services ¿Recesión o no recesión? Esa es la pregunta central sobre la economía al entrar en el nuevo año. Realmente no sabemos si habrá una recesión en 2023 o no”, dice el economista George Fenton, analista principal de políticas del Centro de Prioridades Políticas y...
  • Economic Crash or Soft Landing Ahead?

    Peter White Ethnic Media Services Recession or no recession? That is the central question about the economy as we enter the new year. “We really do not know whether there will be a recession in 2023 or not,” says Economist George Fenton, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for...
  • El éxito económico es más difícil de escalar para los latinos de EE. UU.

    Los trabajadores hispanos y latinos tienen altas tasas de empleo en los EE. UU., pero continúan experimentando una escasez de trabajos que paguen lo suficiente como para ascenderlos a la clase media, según dice un nuevo estudio. La investigadora del Centro para el Progreso Americano, Jessica Vela, dice que Estados...
  • Economic Success Ladder a Harder Climb for U.S. Latinos

    Hispanic and Latino workers have high employment rates in the U.S. but continue to experience a shortage of jobs paying enough to lift them into the middle class, according to a new study. Jessica Vela, research assistant in tax and budget policy at the Center for American Progress, said America...
  • Report: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Produce Highest Economic Mobility

    Higher-education experts are promoting a new way to rank colleges and universities, proposing an Economic Mobility Index (EMI) to measure whether the school creates a path to the middle class, instead of the traditional rankings. The nonprofit think tank Third Way released its EMI rankings this spring, and California State University-Los...
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Trump’s Trade War Is Economic Suicide

    Don Boudreaux Special to El Observador When President Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports America’s largest nail manufacturer had little choice but to raise prices. Mid Continent Nail Corporation lost 50 percent of its orders as customers opted for cheaper suppliers. Within weeks, the firm laid...
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