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Administration Peddling Increasing Blatant Canards on Proposed “Trade” Deals
Invoking the magic incantation “free trade” seems to neutralize the reasoning ability of economists and the media.
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Washington Needs to Put More Pressure on Bahrain’s Oppressive Monarchy
Hagel may find it hard to see through the tear gas, but US diplomacy has been anything but tough when it comes to encouraging reform in Bahrain.
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Restoring the Sacred Land: An Inquiry Into the Origins and Implications of Land-Ownership
For those of us who are not landowners and don't have the economic means to purchase and then free land, there are still many actions we can participate in …
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A Racial Justice Bucket List for 2014
2013 was a painful year in racial justice. Community leaders share their racial justice wishes for the new year.
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The Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Vote: Use the “F” Word
Succeed or not, Republicans are trying to filibuster the effort to extend unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed.
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Economic Prosperity and Economic Democracy: The Worker Co-Op Solution
Workers' self-directed enterprises (WSDEs) are a response to capitalism's failure to deliver economic prosperity and socialisms' failure to deliver economic democracy.
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The Elusive, Fairly Reasonable Republican
Paul Krugman: The GOP went all-in for expansionary austerity and looming hyperinflation, and has shown no hint of learning from actual events.
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The Political Economy of Predatory Capitalism
The world is returning to the predatory laissez-faire capitalism that immiserated millions in the early 20th century and in spite of the fact it is predicated on neoliberal
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You Have the Watches; They Have the Time
Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham are right to deplore the tragedy and waste of the war in Iraq, but they should look in the mirror for accountability.
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The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt
Seventeen trillion dollars certainly sounds like a big, scary number, but we shouldn't be focusing on that number.