Biden’s Labor Secretary Just Threatened Independent Contractors
By Brad Polumbo With the rise of the digital gig economy, millions of Americans have found flexible and lucrative work through independent contractor arrangements with…
By Brad Polumbo With the rise of the digital gig economy, millions of Americans have found flexible and lucrative work through independent contractor arrangements with…
By Brad Polumbo President Biden has already proposed trillions in new spending alongside massive tax hikes. But the White House is reportedly considering another large…
By Brad Polumbo President Biden just signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion spending package into law. Once this bill hits the books, total taxpayer expenditure on (ostensibly) COVID relief…
By Brad Polumbo President Biden has proposed $1.9 trillion in additional COVID-19 spending. He’s asking Congress to authorize another round of checks, more expanded unemployment benefits,…
By Brad Polumbo President Biden has not backed down from his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending proposal, and House Democrats are pushing full steam ahead on…
By Brad Polumbo Negotiations continue in Washington as top Democrats push for the passage of a federal $15 minimum wage that would apply a one-size-fits-all…
By Brad Polumbo With control of Congress and the White House, Democrats are making labor policy one of their first priorities. Ironically enough, that’s actually…
By Brad Polumbo The January 6 attack on the US Capitol shocked the nation. Now, as so often occurs in the wake of tragedy, some Washington…
By Brad Polumbo We’ve all heard the apocryphal quote attributed to Albert Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting…
By Brad Polumbo The United States government’s COVID-19 policy response has proven rife with waste, fraud, and abuse at every turn. From $10 million for…
By Brad Polumbo From Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some of the most prominent progressive politicians in the country are pushing hard for…
By Brad Polumbo The War in Afghanistan has dragged on for 19 years and counting. In addition to the thousands of American soldiers who have…
By Brad Polumbo Elections are messy. As the day of any election gets closer, more stories are leaked as opponents and muck-raking journalists try to…
By Brad Polumbo The COVID-19 crisis has taken an enormous human toll, with more than 200,000 Americans having succumbed to the virus, according to government…