Cheryl Winokur Munk: Big wage fight in Oklahoma! A June ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2029 is a test for progressive economics in a deep red state. Business groups and Governor Stitt oppose the hike; grassroots organizers push for change. See full details.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/31/oklahoma-minimum-wage-2026-election-vote-economy-inflation.html
#MinimumWage #OklahomaPolitics #ProgressiveEconomics #VoterRights #EconomicJustice

The Modern Worker Trap: How Capitalism Turns Employees Into Efficient ‘Antiseptic Slaves’

Workers produce everything, yet capital captures the rewards. This breakdown exposes the hidden system of “antiseptic slavery” shaping today’s economy and inequality.

#AntisepticSlavery #CapitalismCritique #ClassWarfare #corporateGreed #EconomicInequality #laborRights #laborValue #middleClassDecline #politicalEconomy #progressiveEconomics #systemicInequality #wageStagnation #WealthGap #workerExploitation https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oPC

Paul Krugman asks, Is democracy at risk in these critical times? He critically examines the profound challenges facing our nation, warning against potential backsliding in democratic norms and escalating economic inequality. Read his full analysis for essential insights: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-darkest-hour #Democracy #ProgressiveEconomics #CivicDuty. Paul Krugman offers essential insights.

Corporate Socialism Exposed 60 Minutes Reveals Who Really Takes the Risk

60 Minutes reveals how corporations rely on subsidies while avoiding risk—rare earths, shipbuilding, and more expose capitalism’s structural failure.

#capitalism #ChinaEconomy #corporateGreed #CorporateSocialism #CorporateWelfare #EconomicInequality #GovernmentSubsidies #industrialPolicy #infrastructure #MedicareAdvantage #neoliberalism #progressiveEconomics #publicInvestment #rareEarthMinerals #shipbuilding https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oNj

Exposed: How Debt Became the Tool the Wealthy Use to Drain Workers’ Income

The economy isn’t broken—it’s engineered. Learn how debt became the oligarchy’s most powerful tool.

#CapitalismCritique #corporateGreed #debtEconomy #EconomicJustice #neoliberalism #Oligarchy #progressiveEconomics #publicDebt #wageStagnation #wealthInequality #workingClass https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMK

Capitalism has a Math Problem: How Wealth Growth Devours the Middle Class

Anand Giridharadas reveals how the “Epstein class” protected power and privilege across parties while victims waited for justice.

#capitalism #corporatePower #economicJustice #exponentialGrowth #FederalReserve #laborRights #MedicareAdvantage #MiddleClass #PewResearchCenter #progressiveEconomics #socialSafetyNet #ThomasPiketty #wealthInequality https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oJa

How Republicans Blew Up the Debt and Put the Dollar—and America—at Risk

GOP tax cuts created deficits, enriched elites, and forced America to borrow from itself. Now the dollar’s global role is collapsing—and the world is adapting.

#bondMarkets #BRICS #deDollarization #dollarDominance #globalFinance #GOPEconomics #IndependentMedia #interestPayments #paidLeave #progressiveEconomics #Sanctions #SWIFT #taxCutsForTheRich #USDebt https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oDG

The Hidden Link Between EV, Tariffs, Wind Energy, Greenland, Venezuela, and Oil Imperialism

The fight over EVs and renewables exposes how resource extraction still drives U.S. economic and foreign policy.

#cleanEnergy #ClimateJustice #corporatePower #energyPolicy #EVTariffs #fossilFuels #geopolitics #Greenland #imperialism #oilPolitics #progressiveEconomics #renewableEnergy #venezuela #WindPower https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-owD

Trump’s Economic Lies Exposed by Charts: Jobs Falling, Inflation Rising, Reality Ignored

Trump claims success, but charts show rising unemployment, shrinking manufacturing, and hidden tariff taxes.

#economicData #economicLies #FactChecking #incomeInequality #IndependentMedia #inflation #manufacturingJobs #progressiveEconomics #tariffs #TrumpEconomy #Unemployment https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-owh

Middle Class Power: The Truth About Who Really Builds America

Teachers, workers, and public servants power America. This video dismantles Wall Street mythology and calls on the middle class to assert its true value.

#EconomicJustice #governmentInvestment #incomeInequality #Labor #middleClass #progressiveEconomics #Teachers #WallStreet #wealthInequality https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-ovi