Empeora la crisis del cuidado de niños en 2024
En 2023, padres en todo el país enfrentaron costos de guardería cada vez mayores. Muchos, sobre todo mujeres, tuvieron que dejar sus trabajos porque estos costos se volvieron demasiado caros además del alquiler y las cuentas habituales. El reto de encontrar un cuidado infantil accesible y económico no va a desaparecer este año. Los fondos […]
France: Enough Inflation! We Must Impose a General Wage Increase
October 2, 2023 editorial of the New Anti-capitalist Party (NPA) in France. Translated from French. The (French) government’s draft budget is being debated in Parliament this week. It provides for the end of energy shields (policies to protect consumers against energy price increases). Have prices fallen? No, they haven’t. Prices for basic necessities are rising […]
An Economic Recovery … Of Profits
It seems like every day we are told how great the Biden administration has been for the economy. But it is only the super rich and the corporations that are doing great. Many corporations made record profits in the last two years, especially when inflation was at its peak. Their profits came down a little […]