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With a proposal over future fuel economy standards expected in September, it’s shaping up to be a long summer of wrangling between the Obama Administration and the auto industry over the specifics. While negotiations proceed, the fate of the American car industry may hang in the balance.

In an online article for The New Republic, Michael Kazin unintentionally reveals why Pat Buchanan is probably right about the debt ceiling negotiations. For the last two days, Buchanan has argued on Morning Joe that “President Obama will fold,” settling for a short-term extension and giving Republicans another victory. He bases this view on the belief that Republicans have the upper hand politically, but his evidence is mainly speculative.

A low unemployment rate doesn't always mean everyone who wants to work has a fair chance to do so. Read our latest analysis to learn why looking beyond the headline numbers is essential to understanding the health of the labor market.

The VRA is gutted, not gone. But what still holds is not enough.

In our latest analysis, we look beyond the headline unemployment rate to examine declining labor force participation, with particular attention to Black women, whose participation has fallen sharply in recent months.

A Third Reconstruction that lasts can only be made by and for the people.