Truthout
Economy
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 30-Year War on Unions Scored Another Victory, and More
Wisconsin became the 25th “right-to-work-for-less” state, and more.
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Greece’s Syriza Government: Meet the New Sheriff – Same as the Old Sheriff
Syriza was elected on the hope that it would represent a break from Greece's old politics, austerity and neoliberal doctrine. Not so.
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Privatizing Public Housing: The “Genocide of Poor People“
Tenants' groups are raising red flags over feds newest low-income housing plan.
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More Than 100 Legal Scholars Warn About TPP Dangers
While TPP is still secret, leaks and precedent indicate that it will contain provisions allowing giant, multinational corporations to bypass our country's legal system.
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World at a Crossroads: Fast Track and a Future of Global Corporate Rule
Fast track would drive us down a dangerous path.
Economic Update: Housing, Cities and Suburbs
This episode provides updates on pizza politics, changing currency values and more.
Pacifica Stands in for All Public Media
Pacifica, the embattled progressive radio network, has been the recipient of bad press and suggestions that it should simply be allowed to go into bankruptcy.
New York Hedge Funds Pour Millions of Dollars Into Cuomo-Led Bid to Expand Charter Schools
Millions of dollars in hedge fund donations are behind the push for charters.
Wall Street Bonuses Double Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Earnings
Wall Street bonuses totaled $28.5 billion in 2014 u2014double the annual earnings of more than 1 million American full-time minimum wage workers.
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Combating the Inflation Cult
Academic economics, which still has pretenses of being an arena of open intellectual inquiry, appears to be deeply infected with politicization.