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Does a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin and Anthony Davies debate whether a higher minimum wage means less jobs for young people entering the employment market.
Global Capitalism, the US Empire and Russian Nationalism
Leo Panitch analyzes the complex relationship between the process of global economic integration and nation state rivalry.
If We Remain Predators, the Planet Will Cast Us Off
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says the United States and China must stop the arms buildup and solve the climate change crisis or humans may not have a future on this …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Isn’t a Problem of the Distant Future, and More
Climate change is no longer a problem of the distant future, and more.
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The Last Lie of an Air Force Academy Cadet
If you do lie, then we beg you to make this your LAST lie. After graduation, you're a commissioned military leader.
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In Mexico, the Corner Belongs to Those Who Work on It
The struggle for labor rights for Mexico's sex workers stretches back at least 25 years.
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Putin’s Latest Target: Free Speech on the Internet
Writing a blog like this in Russia could get a person arrested if they hadn't first registered with the government.
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Keith Ellison Warns Democrats: Focus on People, Not Fundraising
“Trying to go dollar for dollar with these Republicans is a losing strategy,” Ellison argued.
Truthout Interviews Adam Hudson on Gentrification and Suburban Poverty
Hudson and Asregadoo discuss the ways “tech capitalism” is turning San Francisco into a playground for the very rich as those who are not get pushed out to the …
The Leap to Biosphere Consciousness and Collaboration: An Interview With Author Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin, author of “The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, The Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism”, describes a world where privatized monopolies yield to …