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Economy
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Getting the Export-Import Bank to Pay Dividends
If we have to give handouts to big corporations, it seems reasonable to put some conditions on the cash.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Crimes
This episode provides updates on Planned Parenthood, and more.
“NAFTA on Steroids”: Consumer Groups Slam the TPP as 12 Nations Agree to Trade Accord
Congress will have at least 90 days to review the TPP before President Obama can sign it.
Breast Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting TPP: “This Is Price Gouging at the Cost of Lives”
One sticking point on the TPP had been the so-called death sentence clause, extending drug company monopolies on medicines.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Corporate Elite Rig the System Against Us, and More
We need more than talk to narrow the great divide between the haves and have-nots.
Economic Update: The Meanings of Class
This episode provides updates on car insurance ripoffs, and more.
Greek Collective Critiques Consumption Amid Crisis
The film is about Skoros, a Greek anti-consumerist collective, solidarity and the joys of doing things differently.
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Janet Yellen Shows the Need for a 4 Percent Unemployment Target
The Fed should require solid evidence that inflation poses a threat before it tries to slow the economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2016 Race Will Likely Set a Campaign Spending Record, and More
Outside spending groups have flooded the 2016 race with more than $25 million.
Why Is Lobbyist Rick Berman Attacking Chipotle?
The PR man 60 Minutes dubbed “Dr. Evil” launched a new ad campaign against Chipotle.