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Taking a Closer Look at Inequality
France not only does much more redistribution, but has expanded its redistribution over time, limiting the rise in overall inequality, while the US has not.
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The Human Being as Unwitting Research Object for Industrial Chemistry
It is time to stop allowing the chemical industry to use us all as uninformed and non-consenting research objects in its 75-year-old experiment.
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Believe It Or Not, Shell, of All Companies, Gets It
Shell gets that unless things change quickly, another big financial market bubble will burst. It's called the “Carbon Bubble,” and it's a very simple equation.
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The Crimea Crisis Offers President Obama a Chance to Retroactively Earn His Nobel Peace Prize
This newfound inclination to give peace a chance in the Crimea stand off with Russia illustrates what President Barack Obama meant during his State of the Union speech when …
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Spy Agencies, Not Politicians, Hold the Cards in Washington
On television, the story line is about a wicked political schemer, accompanied by his wicked wife. In the real world of Washington, however, politicians look more like impotent innocents …
Economic Update: Economic Extremes
Major discussions on income distribution vs. redistribution; Maryland cutting taxes on rich and leaving tipped workers' minimum wages at $3.63 an hour; and a final segment on criticisms of …
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The Surveillance Society (A Look Back)
“The Surveillance Society (A Look Back),” by Tom Tomorrow
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Hate
“Hate,” by Matt Bors
Of Patients and Prices
On the threshold of entering medical practice, A.W. Gaffney contemplates becoming unavoidably entangled in the health care business and its inevitable conflicts - as currently financed - with best …
Beyond the Minimum Wage: Interview With Jobs With Justice’s Sarita Gupta
How do we use the enthusiasm around raising the minimum wage to promote a more robust vision of economic democracy.