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Economic Update: Learning From Economic Defeats
This episode explores how The New Deal was both a victory and defeat, and more.
Greece Yields to Austerity Demands Just Days After Historic “No” Vote
Prime Minister Tsipras has submitted a bailout proposal which includes harsh austerity measures.
Eric Holder Returns to Wall Street-Tied Law Firm After Years of Refusing to Jail Bankers
The law firm's client list has included many of the big banks Holder failed to criminally prosecute.
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What Do Americans Think About Economic Inequality?
Surveys indicate that majorities of Americans recognize the wealth gap has grown and favor greater economic equality.
Economist Richard Wolff on Roots of Greek Crisis, Debt Relief and Rise of Anti-Capitalism in Europe
What does this mean for the global economy?
Greek Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Creditors’ Austerity Demand
Greek voters have turned down the terms of an international bailout in a historic rejection of austerity.
David Graeber on a Fair Future Economy
David will consider what it would take to conceive and build a flourishing and fair future economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Legal Case Threatens Unions’ Fair Share Fees, and More
Republicans just got one step closer to turning our nation into a right to work for LESS paradise.
John Repp on the Promise of Public Banking in Seattle
In 2008, a group of Washington state residents began advocating for a state-sponsored public bank.
Economic Update: Class and Socialism
This episode explores the different meanings of class, and more.