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As Economy Lags, New Study Reveals 25 Top Firms Pay More to CEOs Than in Taxes
See also: CEO Pay Exceeds Company Tax Bill at Major Corporations
Worker Cooperatives Reduce “Hard-Core” Unemployment
Buenos Aires - During the social and economic collapse of 2002-2003, the Argentine state encouraged the formation of workers' cooperatives, which helped mitigate the worst effects of the crisis, …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Boehner Rejects Obama’s Request for a Joint Session of Congress, and More
In today's On the News segment: Speaker of the House John Boehner made history yesterday by rejecting a presidential request for a joint session of Congress, Michigan Republican Gov. …
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California Clinic Puts Smile on Community Care
Ravenswood Family Health Clinic from New America Media on Vimeo.
Without Short Term Stimulus Global Economy Will Go Over The Precipice
Michael Greenberger: Lack of capital for productive investment starving global economy.
Poverty and Testing in Education: “The Present Scientifico-legal Complex”
Part I: Poverty Jim Taylor has entered the poverty and education debate by asking US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and billionaire/education entrepreneur Bill Gates a direct …
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Conflicting Dreams: The Strikes That Made Boeing a National Flashpoint
Boeing makes the future. That’s the recurring message of Boeing’s “Future of Flight” tour, which brings visitors from around the world through its Everett factory in Washington State. The …
The Think Tank Behind Rick Perry
Part I: Rick Perry and the Texas Public Policy Foundation If Rick Perry goes to Washington, it's likely that he will bring with him the conservative policies …
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Legislature in California Set to Pass a Dream Act
Los Angeles - The California Legislature is poised to pass a law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financed aid for college. Known as the California Dream Act, …
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The Great Experiment in Spending
In 1942, Virginia Young, right, a supervisor at an air base in Texas, secured housing for new workers like Ethel Mann. (Photo: Howard R. Hollem / Library of Congress) …