The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking #labor market worries

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/2026-labor-market-set-begin-taking-shape-february-jobs-report-rcna261994

> The economy has remained a mixed bag, in part because of a government shutdown and a lack of clarity over the Trump administration's criminal imposition of regressive-tax tariffs, which obviously won't get returned to the Public, impoverished by them.
#laborNews #workers #economy #economyNews #economics #economicsNews #usEconomy

What UVM Students Learn Too Late

#CIVICS in #higherEd
#community #vt #vermont #society #civicEngagement #theDēmos #pluribus #microEconomics #brainDrain #ruralLife #laborNews #educationNews #UVM #opEd

https://vtcommunitynews.org/2025/12/08/what-uvm-students-learn-too-late/

> Burlington has so much to offer. It is time students see it sooner.

Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with #health #insurance through #work

The expiration planned by Congress next month for the “tax credits” (aka subsidies) that allow states to provide the public's access to the healthcare marketplace will create a sudden shock of hundreds of thousands - more likely in the millions - of Americans no longer able to get sickness, disease, and injuries treated; will begin a new period of #medical, #economic and #social collapse. This is combined with massive increases to private insurance including employer-provided plans & programs, and the effective end to all #Medicaid-associated programs nationwide next fall. An avoidable human #catastrophe from #MAGA, which the majority of the US public is only beginning to notice.
#healthNews #laborNews #labor #USlabor #workers #unions #redistribution #plunder #billionaireSubsidy #wealthTransfer #healthTransfer #insurance #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #limitedPayers #m4a #expandMedicare
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/20/insurance-premiums-employer-increase-affordability-00660176

> It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink.