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The article focuses on the success of the U.S. President Joe Biden administration's economic policies, particularly through "Bidenomics." Topics include the emphasis on worker empowerment and unionization; the impact of government intervention on economic recovery; the importance of industrial policy and infrastructure investments in sustaining economic growth; and Biden's approach has led to significant job growth, wage increases & a strong recovery, offering valuable lessons for the future.

The article discusses the nationwide wave of lockouts by the New York City housing court. Topics include the effect of eviction moratorium on the citizens of U.S.; action of Brooklyn Housing Court on the eviction cases, Activity in New York City's housing courts used to process more eviction cases than any other city in the nation and rising in the number of eviction after the pandemic moratorium.

The article discusses about unionizing of workers at Starbucks, chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves, demanding better staffing in stores, zero tolerance for harassment, an increase in health and safety measures. It informs that the workers are also demanding to create a labor-management committee to oversee store working conditions, among other measures.

The article discusses the implementation of the Magnolia Mother's Trust program in Mississippi to analyze the possible effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) program by the U.S. federal government. Topics include the effectiveness of the CTC in reducing poverty and hunger, and the Economic Security Project launched by Springboard to Opportunities chief executive officer Aisha Nyandoro in Mississippi.

The article comments on the risk of eviction facing millions of women in the U.S. once the COVID-19 pandemic abates. Having children has been identified as a predictor of whether someone will face eviction because it is difficult to make rent and support a family. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's moratorium on evictions for people who have suffered financial setbacks during the pandemic is set to expire on March 31, 2021.

The article discusses the role of opportunity zone tax breaks from a 2017 U.S. tax law in enriching wealthy people. Topics include the role of privatization in the policies of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, failures of previous opportunity zone programs by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and previous U.S. government infrastructure spending.

The article discusses the impact of salary-setting based on employees' previous position and earnings as a factor in perpetuating the gender wage differential. A 2012 gender discrimination lawsuit brought by Aileen Rizo against the school department of Fresno, California is scrutinized along with the history of legal attempts to secure gender wage parity.

The article focuses on the emergence of new economic approach with the economic policy of the administration of U.S. President Joseph Biden as reflected in the debate between former economic adviser Lawrence Summers and Jared Bernstein of the Council of Economic Advisers in 2021. Topics discussed include the criticism of the policy by Summers, emphasis of the labor economists of Biden on workers, and the concern of Bernstein on the impact of an inflation on the policy.

The article discusses corrupt aspects of corporate tax breaks. Topics include tax incentives for the firm Foxconn to build an electronics manufacturing plant in Wisconsin, the views of politicians about tax incentives in relation to job creation, and the impact of tax breaks on government revenue and spending.

The article discusses U.S. child care policy for financing the care of young children Topics include the confusing and limited aspects of a Democratic Party plan for child care policy, child care provision and universal preschool in France, and a previous U.S. child care system created during World War II.

The article compares welfare reforms passed by Republicans in 2016 under U.S. President Donald Trump with former U.S. President Bill Clinton's Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act passed in 1996. Topics discussed include poor families benefits received under Clinton's Presidentship, War on Poverty and cash assistance provided by Republicans.

The author points out the need for Democrats to change the way they talk about economy. Topics discussed include U.S. President Donald Trump's promises to create jobs, the need for Democrats to promise a good job for every American who wants one in order to win the elections and the Center for American Progress' (CAP) proposal that highlights a key benefit to a jobs guarantee.

The author comments on U.S. President Donald Trump's failure to put more Americans to work since taking office in January 2017. Topics discussed include Trump's commitment to create an additional 25 million jobs during the 2016 presidential campaign, his attack on the federal workforce, and the impact of Trump's labor policy on women and minorities.