“The result,” said the author of a new Public Citizen analysis, “is a self-reinforcing loop where corporate cash buys policy, and policy pays cash back.” Eighty-eight corporations that paid no federal income tax last year spent roughly $852 million on US campaign contributions and lobbying during recent election cycles, a report published Thursday revealed. […]
“There you have it: President Trump loves that you’re paying higher prices,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. US President Donald Trump’s remarks Wednesday expressing “love” for new inflation figures were seen as yet another callous dismissal of the economic pain facing the nation’s working class as price hikes driven by the Iran war erase wage gains and make it […]
“SNAP participation is already declining at alarming rates, with over 3.5 million people leaving” the program since the passage of the GOP budget law, the Democratic senators said. Several US senators who formerly served as their states’ governors on Tuesday warned that the cuts to food aid in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […]
“This isn’t just ‘bad vibes’ about the economy,” said one economist. “There is real pain.” President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign vowed to bring down the cost of living starting on the very first day of his presidency. However, data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday showed overall prices in May posted […]