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Economic Update: What France’s Election Means
This week's episode discusses Yale grad students on hunger strike for a union, the US raising interest rates on student loans and more.
The New York Times Hires Columnist Who Espouses Torture and Climate Denial
CounterSpin interview with Jim Naureckas on Bret Stephens.
The Long Ride Home: Get on the Bus and Incarcerated Families
The Get On The Bus program offers support and free transportation services to families affected by the criminal justice system.
Kyle Wiens: It Comes Down to Monopoly Control of the Aftermarket
Janine Jackson interviewed Kyle Wiens about copyright overreaching for the April 28, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.
Economic Update: Why Worker Co-ops?
This weeks episode discusses the Australian government taxing big banks, how big banks fund the Dakota Access pipeline and much more.
The Tax Code Perpetuates Inequality: 1 Percent of Taxpayers Receive More Than the Bottom 80 Percent
Janine Jackson interviewed Jeremie Greer about the tax code and inequality for the April 21, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.
Economic Update: Economics and Family Values
This week's episode discusses the significance of the French election, Obama's $400,000 bank speaking fee, corporate tax cuts in the US and more.
Striking for Sanctuary and Protection: A May Day Dispatch From the Cosecha Movement
Sanctuary advocates may sustain a one-week strike if need be to show their economic power, says Boston-based organizer Gloribell Mota.
Economic Update: The Rising Costs of Capitalism’s Failures
This week's episode discusses the courts blocking Trump's attack on sanctuary cities, selling Whole Foods and more.
It’s Time for the Left to Ask “What Are We For?”
The political center is bombed out, so everyone has to take a hard left to transform democracy, says Maria Poblet.