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January personal income and spending show how important government stimulus has been to keeping the economy afloat

- by New Deal democratThis morning’s report on January personal income and spending shows just how important the stimulus packages enacted by the federal government both...

International53 mins ago

Napping in the afternoon can improve memory and alertness – here’s why

Napping in the afternoon can benefits both motor skills and your ability to recall facts.

Economics1 hour ago

Venezuelan refugees and their receiving communities need funding, not sympathy

In late 2019, we released numbers that continue to make headlines today: The Venezuelan refugee crisis was then the most underfunded in modern history. That reality...

Government1 hour ago

Pelosi To Keep Minimum Wage Hike In COVID-19 Relief Bill Despite Parliamentarian’s Ruling

Pelosi To Keep Minimum Wage Hike In COVID-19 Relief Bill Despite Parliamentarian’s Ruling Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), House Speaker Nancy...

Government2 hours ago

Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal

Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.

Government2 hours ago

Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus?

You've been vaccinated; can you now safely see your friends and family? New research hints that vaccinated people may be less likely to transmit the coronavirus,...

Government2 hours ago

There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people

History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only...

Economics2 hours ago

Big Six earnings buoyed by loan-loss clawbacks amid improving economic picture

The biggest banks in Canada are starting to claw back some of the loan-loss reserves they built up in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Spread & Containment2 hours ago

Similar To Business Travel, the Pandemic Has Had Long Term Changes to the Hospitality Sector

The hospitality industry continues to struggle as pandemic-mandated restrictions on travel and assembly hurt the bottom line and livelihoods of both businesses and workers alike. Internati

International3 hours ago

Fake letters to politicians: the timing may be bad but it’s OK to test whether MPs reply to constituents

If we care that MPs treat all their constituents fairly, we should support work that tests them on their biases – even the implicit ones.