William Spriggs

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Black men returned to the job market in April

Courier Newsroom - May 16, 2016

The Black unemployment rate ticked down from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April and Black men showed gains in the...

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Black Press luncheon focuses on economics, growing income gap

Courier Newsroom - March 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The economic status of African-Americans and the “crisis-level” income gap between the rich and the poor was the agenda of this...

Opinion

It’s called class warfare

Courier Newsroom - March 17, 2014

Everyone knows America has a hyper inequality problem. The six Walton family heirs who own Walmart have the same wealth as the bottom 42...

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An economics lesson on the deficit and debt

Site Editor - February 20, 2014

Republicans in the House of Representatives recently caved and allowed a simple vote on raising the debt limit of the United States. Their hand-wringing...

National News

Pressure continues to build for higher minimum wage

Courier Newsroom - December 17, 2013

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Fast food workers won’t get the $15 living wage in time for Christmas, but their nationwide protests continue to draw attention...

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