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Rank-and-File Economics: Fighting for a Wage- and Job-Led Recovery
Riddle 1:When is a recovery not a recovery? Answer: When profits are at record levels, corporations are sitting on $1.7 trillion in cash, and unemployment is still at …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Introduce Their Own “American Jobs Act” – a More Apt Name for It Is the “Corporate Freeloaders Act,” and More (2)
In today's On the News segment: House Republicans introduced their own “American Jobs Act” - more aptly named - the “Corporate Freeloaders Act,” Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is …
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In Battle Over Job Creation Ideas, GOP Offers Deregulation of Pythons
Yesterday, taking their anti-regulatory zeal to absurd new heights, House Republicans claimed that a proposed rule from the Interior Department that would “designate the Burmese python and eight other …
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Supporting the “Scrap the Cap” Bill Helps Save Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today introduced a bill that, if passed by Congress and signed by the president, would insure Social Security's solvency for the next 75 years—without having …
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In Mexico’s Baja, Worry that a “New Cancun” May Harm Reef
Cabo Pulmo, Mexico - What's happened at the Cabo Pulmo marine reserve off the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula is fishy — in a good way. …
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America’s “New Normal” Is Anything But
As the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan looms, America approaches a decade of continuous and expanding wars, both declared and undeclared, in at least four countries. …
The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
Solyndra Solyndra was a startup solar-power equipment manufacturer based in Fremont, California that went bankrupt at the end of August. The company's solar collectors used a special …
Exclusive: Excerpt From Barry Eisler’s New Book “The Detachment“
Barry Eisler, author of “The Detachment.” (Photo courtesy of Barry Eisler) Truthout: Barry Eisler, good to have you here with an excerpt from “The Detachment” on the …
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Lehman Three Years Later: What We Haven’t Learned
As we prepare to celebrate the third anniversary of the Lehman bankruptcy and the ensuing financial crisis, it’s a good time to assess the situation and ask what has …
US Military Defoliants on Okinawa: Agent Orange
A defoliant spray run is conducted by a UC-123B Provider aircraft as part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War. (Photo: USAF) Introduction On …