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Rocky Recovery for Women
Three years ago, when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, he said: “It is fitting that with the very first bill …
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Bill Moyers: Economic Malpractice and the Millennials
There are 80-plus million Americans today who were born roughly between 1978 and 2000, and they’re getting hit hard by economic circumstances created over the past 30 years. The …
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Reclaiming Civilian Control: How to Keep Generals as Warriors, Not Politicians
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Sometimes history and circumstances offer us solutions to centuries-old problems and tensions within our long-lasting government. Even though we feel like a …
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Manufacturing on Planet Economus
Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she …
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Libya Struggles to Curb Militias as Chaos Grows
Tripoli, Libya - As the militiamen saw it, they had the best of intentions. They assaulted another militia at a seaside base here this week to rescue a woman …
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Rep. Eric Cantor Blocked Foreclosure Crisis Fix While Owning a Financial Stake in Mortgage Businesses
Will the House of Representatives strengthen the Stock Act, legislation to curb lawmakers and government officials from profitting from their position in government? In the Senate, a strong amendment …
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Syngenta’s Paid Third Party Pundits Spin the “News” on Atrazine
Documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, recently unsealed as part of a major lawsuit against Syngenta, reveal that the global chemical company's PR team had a …
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In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries Eighth Child
Kabul, Afghanistan - The war refugee Sayid Mohammad lost his last son on Wednesday, 3-month-old Khan, who became the 24th child to die of exposure in camps here in …
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Banks Settle With States on Foreclosure Suits for Pennies on the Dollar
(Photo: Chester Paul Sgroi / Flickr) After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation’s biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement …
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Why the United States Is Not Greece
For almost two years, we’ve been hearing a new battle cry in the war against government spending: unless the United States slashes deficits we will become Greece, Europe’s poster …