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Pentagon May Be Wasting a Billion Dollars a Year in Erroneous Payments to Contractors
Check-writing mistakes are said to be huge, but the military is not tracking the problem closely enough to know for sure.
US Inequality Now Literally Off the Chart
Among the world's major nations, documents the UN agency dedicated to labor matters, only one currently has a level of inequality both high and rising.
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The Metropolitan Education Problem: Why High School Students Are Walking Out
Though we are still living in the legacy of these historical developments, we no longer discuss the structural problems of American cities like Philadelphia.
The Next American Revolution Has Already Begun: An Interview With Gar Alperovitz
Gar Alperovitz recently took time from his busy schedule to discuss the arguments in his new book and explore the ramifications of social and economic change in an era …
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Obama Orders List of Foreign Cyber Targets
Obama wants a secret target list for possible cyber attacks, a major expansion of US planning for disabling and hacking into foreign computer networks.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walmart Is Using the Court System to Silence Protesters, and More
In today's On the News segment: Walmart is using the court system to silence protesters; a Senate Committee advanced bipartisan legislation to create a federal licensing program for insurance …
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A Timeline of Mass Surveillance in America
That the National Security Agency has engaged in such activity isn't entirely new: Since 9/11, we've learned about large-scale surveillance by the spy agency.
Will Companies’ Health Care Programs Result in More Body Size Discrimination?
An analysis of whether employee surveillance is becoming a mainstay of the health benefit sector and the potential impact on workers.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Costs
Updates on Disney's price hikes, Portugal's unions' general strike, Chinese buy US biggest pork processor, low-wage retail workers fighting in Seattle, General Petraeus goes corporate, and income/wealth inequality in …
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Consumer Groups, Shareholders Call for Google to Leave US Chamber of Commerce, Disclose Political Spending
Outside spending in elections quadrupled between 2010 and 2012 after the Citizens United ruling cleared the way for corporations to privately donate unlimited sums to political candidates.