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How Israel Withholds Labor Rights From the West Bank’s Palestinian Workers
The Israeli government is still choking the development of an independent Palestine.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: From Greece to Puerto Rico, the Financial Rules Are Rigged to Favor the 1%
Bernie Sanders recently convened a panel of economists in Washington to discuss the debt crisis in Greece and throughout the world.
“Casino Capitalism”: Economist Michael Hudson on What’s Behind the Stock Market’s Roller-Coaster Ride
Black Monday is how economists are describing Monday's market turmoil.
Dean Baker | The Federal Reserve Board and the War for Poverty
The Fed plans to raise interest rates, possibly beginning as early as next month, in order to slow the economy.
Economic Update: Labor Day Economics
This episode provides updates on Labor Day's meaning, and more.
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Having Prevented Previous Overkills, Can New Zealand Stop TPP?
New Zealanders have long challenged Western Industrialization's models of property and corporate rights.
New Orleans Reconstruction Workers Fight to Remain
Drawn by reconstruction work, the number of Latino immigrants has nearly doubled.
Our United States of Indebtedness
The financialization of the US economy and most Americans' lack of liquid assets have made getting into debt all too common.
A Welcome New Yardstick for Measuring CEO Greed
By 2017, US corporations will have to start disclosing the ratio between what their CEOs and typical workers take home.
Economic Update: System Toxicity
This episode provides updates on China's currency moves, and more.