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Economic Update: Psychology, Economics and Orlando
This episode discusses minimum wage raises, and more.
As Workers at Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino Go on Strike, a Look at Trump’s Long History of Labor Abuse
“Trump's pathway to success is littered with bodies.”
How Wealth Inequality Exacerbated the Great Recession
From new research on the Great Recession, still more evidence that maldistributions of income and wealth really matter.
Economic Update: What Brexit Means
This episode discusses street battles in France, and more.
Paul Ryan’s Economic Plan: An Analysis
The truth is that regardless of his choice of words, what Ryan stands for is as disastrously radical as the positions of Trump and the rest of the right-wing …
US Senate Moves to OK “Colonial Control Board” in Puerto Rico
The bill, known as PROMESA, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 297 to 127.
Who Is Getting Rich Off the $1.3 Trillion Student Debt Crisis?
A stunning 42 million people now owe $1.3 trillion in student debt.
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Trump’s Plan Would Implode the US Economy
Moody's Analytics team calls Trump's proposals a looming disaster.
Economic Update: Small Victories, Big Lessons
This episode discusses victories over the US sugar industry, and more.
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The New Commandment: Thou Shalt Maximize Shareholder Value at Any Cost
This is the reality: Corporations are not human beings, therefore they have no consciences.