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Sixteen Reasons Matt Yglesias Is Wrong About the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income
Like many Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) advocates, he assumes that the BIG will magically solve the fundamental problem of economic insecurity.
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What Would a Full-Fledged Manufacturing Policy Look Like?
Our international competitors have national manufacturing strategies.
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Neocons Take Aim at Syrian Peace Talks
Syrian peace talks have finally begun, but many powerful interests - including US neocons - are determined to see the talks fail.
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Portland’s Food Truck Heaven: How a New Kind of Fast Food Brings Jobs, Flavor and Walkability
Immigrants and other restaurant workers get a way to rise in local economies. Communities get the best fast food they've ever had.
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They’re Fast-Tracking the Future, TPP Style, but We Can Stop Them
Our government isn't just trying to push through a draconian treaty. It's working to make it even worse.
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Investing in Arts and Creative People to Boost the Economy
Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee announced a new initiative that he says is the key to the state's economic future and a safe bet: funding the arts.
Costas Lapavitsas Discusses the Financialization of Capitalism
Author Costas Lapavitsas discusses how the neoliberal capture of the state has laid the ground for the financialization of capitalism.
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Putting Peace in Double Jeopardy
US-Iran and Israel-Palestinian peace efforts are jeopardized by AIPAC-inspired senators or by Israel itself.
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Urban Gynecology Delivered With Compassion: Ellen Cohen’s “Laboring“
Ellen Cohen's “Laboring: Stories of a New York City Hospital Midwife” is an insightful description of the conditions and clashes endemic to American health care.
Michael Pollan on the Food Movement’s Next Goal of Justice for Food Workers
Paying fast food workers a living wage would reflect the true cost of our food.