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Heather Long is an economics correspondent for the Washington Post and a former senior markets and economy writer for CNN Money.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Does Trump deserve credit for the drop in unemployment numbers? Unemployment is down to 3.8 percent -- the lowest it’s been since 2000. It could fall even further.
One Year Later
New tax bill, old inequalities The Republican tax bill offers most American taxpayers a cut in the short-term. But analysts claim that it will only worsen America’s income inequality crisis, one that is demarcated along racial and ethnic lines.
To the Point
Trump to support high-skilled immigrants over families President Trump today hosted two Republican Senators at the White House with a new bill that they say would cut legal immigration in half in 10 years. Green cards would be available based on high skills and the demonstrated ability to make a living.
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Free food for federal workers during shutdown Local federal workers are picking up free food as the government shutdown continues. More than 1000 PG&E workers in San Luis Obispo fear for their jobs as the utility declares bankruptcy.
KCRW Features
Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.
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What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?