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Economists’ Statement on Regulation
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.
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How the Walmart Labor Struggle Is Going Global
What started as a warehouse workers' strike in California late last year has grown into a global struggle against the world's largest private employer.
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In MLK Award Acceptance Speech at WI Capitol, Woman Gives Gov Walker Hell to His Face
In Wisconsin, Dr. Margaret Rozga accepted the MLK 2013 Heritage Award for her husband, the late Father James Groppi, and used the opportunity to deliver a scathing criticism to …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Filibuster Reform Debate Begins in the Senate Today
Everyone is watching Majority Leader Harry Reid to see just how bold he is when it comes to ending obstructionism in the upper chamber.
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GOP, Thomas Hobbes Rig Elections
Should we simply let the modern-day kings, the billionaires, run things?
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The Real Truth About Weight Gain and Contraception
Valerie Tarico gives the low-down on how different methods of contraception impact weight gain.
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Fiscal Footnote: Big Senate Gift to Drug Maker
Just two weeks after pleading guilty in a federal fraud case, Amgen, the worldu2019s largest biotechnology firm, just received an endorsement from the US Senate.
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How to Cut Megabanks Down to Size
It is a prevailing myth in Washington: big bailouts are over for good. Never again, the line goes, could giant financial institutions imperil the nation’s economy. This is nonsense, …
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TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners from Airports
The Transportation Security Administration will remove all X-ray body scanners from airports because privacy software could not be developed on time.
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Obama Inauguration Sponsors Spent Millions Influencing Government
Corporate backers poured $160 million into lobbying since 2009.