Exploring Local Thrift Stores: Unearthing Hidden Gems When it comes to budget-friendly fashion, local thrift stores are my first stop. I've often stumbled upon vintage Wonder bread jackets that are both stylish and affordable. The thrill _...Read More_

"Hernan Diaz’s new novel audaciously tells a tale of American capital—again, and again, and again."

"Middle- and low-income households are being priced out of owning their homes as average house prices reach levels last seen in the 2000s."

"Policymakers in many nations are trying to reform the gig economy. Yet regulations have a long way to go to meet the needs of growing numbers of platform-based workers."

>"Energy security has gained prominence while the conflict in Ukraine raises concerns over the possible interruption in the supply of oil and natural gas."

"One of the best pieces of labor writing — on the attempt of memory care workers to unionize in Oregon during the pandemic — that I've ever read: ."

>"Hidden recorders, dirty politicians, and the corrupt companies that financed it all."

>"Soaring oil and gas prices may tempt investors to plough more funds into long-term projects, warns thinktank"

>"NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their pointy teeth and scrubbing their scaly hides in the weeks after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of _...Read More_

>"Wood pellets are touted as a 'green' way to make electricity, but many reject these claims."

>"WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7 percent spike from a year earlier that is pushing up household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and _...Read More_

Stockton is out with preliminary results on its guaranteed-income program. Cash helps. It doesn't hurt the labor market. And it alleviates some of the toxic stress and anxiety lower-income families experience day in and day out.

"From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fueled by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions are putting a pinch on households and businesses _...Read More_

>"VIENNA (AP) — Austrians savored one last mulled wine in packed Christmas markets before the curtain came down on the holiday season that was just getting underway, plunging the country that gave the world “Silent Night” into its fourth _...Read More_

"People have been carrying them around for centuries, but their days are now numbered. The burning question? Where to keep that old, ever-optimistic condom …"