Akhil Saxena

• Economy

In a recent message addressing an organizing drive at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, President Joe Biden came out strongly in favor of the right of workers to organize, stating emphatically that “unions built the middle class” and warn...

• Economy

Among developed nations, the United States suffers from one of the highest rates of child poverty. In 2020, 1 in 6 American children, approximately 11 million, lived below the poverty line. In this regard, the United States is an outlier, as many oth...

• Economy

In recent years, American corporations have faced a crisis of legitimacy. A 2020 Gallup poll found that 58 percent of Americans were somewhat or very dissatisfied with the size and influence of large corporations, and only 19 percent of those surveye...

• Economy

The recent history of the world economy has been one scarred with recurring crises. The financial crisis of 2008 delivered a severe blow to the global economy, but it would be dwarfed in 2020 by the recession induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In both...