Will the federal government shutdown last long enough to hurt the U.S. economy?

A lengthy government shutdown would only complicate the employment picture and possibly further erode consumer confidence.

Government shutdown halts data, stokes risk as economy wobbles, experts say

The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts warn the ...
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Nationwide Spending Freeze: EPLE’s Union USA Calls for 24-Hour Boycott to Challenge Corporate Power

A growing movement in the United States is encouraging citizens to make a bold statement by ceasing all economic activity for 24 hours. This call, spread through social media and various platforms, is ...
Forbes

Is The Green Transition Financially Viable Today? A Debate At SXSW London

Debaters at SXSW London Nature & Climate House. L to R: Marissa Drew, Fiona Howarth, Rhian-Mari Thomas, Erinch Sahan, Chaitanya Kumar and Kathy Baughman-McLeod. “What we are trying to get at is ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard’s Finance Fever Needs an Ethics Check

Luke D. O’Brien ’27, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Eliot House. For many Harvard sophomores and juniors, Fall is a busy period — but not because of coursework. It’s ...
Daily Herald

Illinois’ current sales tax system does not reflect a modern economy

Tax policy is a deeply misunderstood topic. In general, most people believe that “conservative” states levy fewer taxes than states with more “left-leaning” leadership. This is not always the case.
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Scientists Say We Have One Decade Left To Avoid Social And Environmental Collapse

OSLO, Norway — By 2100, despite having more money in our pockets, most of us could be living worse lives than we are today. That’s the stark warning from a new study that upends everything we think we ...