Supplies of diesel and heating oil in the Northeastern U.S. are about 50% below average for this time of year. Since the region is heavily reliant on oil to power the furnaces that heat its many older buildings, this short supply is causing concerns that this winter...
Rising rents, high inflation, and the end of COVID-related eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs are combining to create an eviction crisis in the U.S. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, households representing 8.5 million people were behind on their...
August 31, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, Translated from French. For kids, it’s the end of summer vacation. With inflation rising and wages at rock bottom, summer spending had to be monitored closely – for...
It isn’t only the US that’s seeing the highest inflation rates in decades: across the world workers are facing rising prices without any rise in real wages. In Panama, these impossible increases to the cost of living resulted in an explosion: throughout July, hundreds...
It’s been more than two months since we first commented on this crisis, and the baby formula shortage continues. In fact, it’s been going on in the U.S. for about the last five months! More than 20% of formula products have been out of stock for the last six weeks....
