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Mark Weisbrot | Spain’s Troubles Are Tied to Eurozone Policies
It has become fashionable since Spain's economy began to decline to make comparisons to Germany, which is rebounding strongly. The idea is that the Germans went through their restructuring, …
Stop the Korea Free Trade Agreement
You would think America had learned its lesson from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which the Labor Department has estimated cost us 525,000 jobs.
Ed Pilkington: Uncloaking the Koch Brothers (Video)
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EcoTipping Points: Strategies for Shifting From Decline to Restoration
Most environmental stories we hear are tales of decline. In complexly interwoven natural systems, one ecological problem, such as loss of a forest, often leads to many others. It …
Robert Redford Discusses Women and Film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Women's Media Center Progressive Girls Voices Journalists interview Robert Redford.
US Needs Voter Empowerment, Not a New Party
If nothing else, the election of 2010 has taught us that a third political party is not the answer. Like the two existing major parties, it, too, would simply …
Nothing-Backed Securities
Whose moral hazards, which moral buzzards? Is it a good idea to let the foreclosures roll on? Absolutely, say the banking and mortgage industries, among others. “Home repo” is …
Danny Schechter | How Food Prices Feed Egyptian Revolt
Editor’s Note: The coverage of the Egyptian uprising has focused on the political fate of longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak and the possible geopolitical fallout for the United States, but …
White House Vows to Implement Health Care Reform, Despite Judge’s Ruling
Senior administration officials vowed on Monday to continue with the full implementation of President Obama’s health care reform law despite a federal judge’s decision declaring the law unconstitutional and …