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Congress Blew It – Again: The National Budget Should Reflect National Priorities
American democracy is designed to have representatives in Congress who take seriously their role as stewards of the people's business. A federal budget reflects Americans' priorities for how tax …
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When Outsourcing Public Services to Private Companies Goes Wrong
A Virginia carpooling contract is one example of failures that can arise when cash-strapped governments outsource public services to private companies that put profit before the public interest.
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From Top Cop to the Corporate Boardroom: Ex-Police Chiefs Spin Through Revolving Doors Into the Private Sector
Present and former senior police officials have joined the ranks of those revolving between lucrative corporate jobs and government service.
Walton Family Foundation Dumped $91.4 Million Into Greenwashing in 2012: Walmarting the Rivers and Oceans
The Walton Family Foundation dumped $91.4 milliLess well-known to the public is Walmart's ambitious campaign of corporate greenwashing in recent years.
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Did Pro-Diplomacy Backlash Stop Steny Hoyer From Nixing Obama’s Deal to Prevent War With Iran?
Events strongly suggest Steny Hoyer, Democratic minority whip in the House, was considering signing on to a bill by Republican Eric Cantor that would have undermined a potential diplomatic …
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Preparing a Goldilocks Economy: Getting the Minimum Wage Just Right
Saving the US economy begins with increasing the minimum wage, says economist Jeffrey Sommers.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Regulators Are Expected to Adopt the Volcker Rule, and More
Today, five different regulatory agencies are expected to adopt the Volcker Rule, which would redraw a line between regular banking and Wall Street gambling, and more.
In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in 21st Century America
We have been at war for almost a decade yet you would not know it from the subject matter of most new novels. Could the reason for this be …
Preliminary Deal Reached for New Major Tar Sands Pipeline in Western Canada
Yves Engler: Opposition likely to grow against a new tar sands pipeline between British Columbia and Alberta.
One Out of Three Bank Tellers in New York on Public Assistance
New report finds bank executives receive big bonuses, while 39 percent of frontline bank employees must rely on welfare because of insufficient wages.