Host, author and workplace coach
Economy
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Mar 12, 2026
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6 min read
Between a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and a trade war at home, geopolitical brinksmanship is hurting U.S. farmers and pricing food off the working-class table.
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Mar 6, 2026
8 min read
Trump's Iran War is costing $1 billion a day in new debt. You won't see it on your tax bill, but you'll feel it in the "inflation tax" at the grocery store and gas pump.
The 1 Percent
Mar 5, 2026
4 min read
Capital gains, public pains: Ted Cruz and Tim Scott ask the Treasury Department to cut capital gains taxes ... bypassing Congress. This $200 billion tax cut probably isn’t legal.
Mar 1, 2026
5 min read
The president painted a picture of an unprecedented boom, but the numbers tell a story of $3 gas, rising utility bills, and a cooling labor market.
Video
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Feb 13, 2026
3 min read
Video: “It ain’t easy being working class in this country nowadays.”
Feb 10, 2026
2 min read
Video: Andy Beshear's clear explanation of how health insurance cuts and tariffs trickle down into rural towns.
Newsletter
Feb 8, 2026
January 2026 job cuts rise 118 percent over January 2025.
Apr 1, 2025
Rising prices on cars and auto parts, more expensive repairs, and disruption in supply networks will bring uncertainty to American households.
The Working Class
Mar 25, 2025
7 min read
Sherrod Brown aims to change the fortunes of the working class with the Dignity of Work Institute. Will he succeed?
Oct 29, 2024
Donald Trump’s minimum-wage tourist stop at the fry station was designed to distract us from the truth: He doesn’t care about working people.
Feb 1, 2024
Stanford professor Bob Sutton, author of "The Asshole Survival Guide," shares tips.
Commentary
Dec 1, 2023
Can you learn empathy by working in someone else’s shoes?
Nov 29, 2023
1 min read
Video: If you're feeling burnout, you need this.
Retail
Nov 25, 2023
What it looks like when your coworkers feel like family.
Nov 17, 2023
An employer that's so bad, even customers sometimes need to pitch in.
Leadership
Aug 18, 2023
The first time I saw someone lose their job.
Elon Musk
Mar 10, 2023
The curious case of Elon Musk, ignorant ego, and Haraldur Thorleifsson.
