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Banks Profiting From Overdraft Coverage Plans, Federal Agency Says
New report proves that overdraft fees are better for big banks than their customers.
Austerity Is Dead – So Can We Fix The Infrastructure NOW?
Austerity is dead might be the new mantra after Europe's financial crisis but major problems still remain.
The Trade Deal Scam
Dean Baker: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a US-EU deal are not intended to boost the economy.
Financial Totalitarianism: The Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Rule of Speculative Capital
Like the totalitarianisms of old, the financialization of life is ultimately directed by and benefits a tiny minority.
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Bring Back the Boring Bureaucrat Bankers
Let’s say goodbye to the out-of-control big banks, and once again make banking a safe, boring, and useful business with local roots in our communities.
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Ireland: Touted as a Success, Yet Still Waiting for a Recovery
Paul Krugman: The repeated declaration that Ireland is a success story is weird.
“We are all Turkish democrats:” A Statement of Solidarity with the Turkish Struggle
Abahlali baseMjondolo is a democratic, membership based movement of shack dwellers and other poor people in South Africa. In 2005 our experience of suffering and injustice led us to …
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Not Impeaching Bush Is Sure Paying Off!
Many loyal Republicans opposed impeaching George W. Bush. So did most liberal and progressive activist groups, labor unions, peace organizations, churches, media outlets, journalists, pundits, organizers, and bloggers, not …
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Big Money and the NSA Scandal … How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?
It should be self-evident that recent NSA revelations bring up some grave concerns about civil liberties.
Intriguing Results from the OAS Drug Policy Scenario Workshop
If you are interested in finding solutions to the War on Drugs, you will want to take a look at the Organization of American States document titled Scenarios for …