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Wrong-Way Obama?
He may be leading us toward economic catastrophe.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Students Are Taking On College Debt, and More
In today's On the News segment: If corporations paid back their full debt to society, they'd be paying each of our households about $10,000 a year; it appears another discriminatory …
Austerity Seen as Culprit in Sharp Rise in Suicide Rate Among Middle-Aged People
For all too many middle to upper-middle income workers in the US, when you fall off the corporate meal ticket, the fall is far indeed.
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The Federal Reserve Board’s Plan to Kill Jobs
The Fed's plans to raise interest rates are rarely spoken of as hurting employment, but job-killing is really at the center of the story.
Replace the Gospel of Money: An Interview With David Korten
What if we measured wealth in terms of life, and how well we serve it?
Unless Faced With Popular Opposition, Syriza Will Turn Into an Empty Promise
With Greece agreeing to more austerity, popular mobilization is essential.
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Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Promises Echo Clinton’s on NAFTA
Here's why the TPP is not going to work out better than NAFTA did.
Economic Update: It’s the System of Capitalism
This episode provides updates on German anti-capitalism and student debt default.
Palast to Syriza: Don’t Lie, It’s Impossible to End Austerity Within the Eurozone
Journalist Greg Palast explains why Syriza cannot deliver on its economic platform while keeping Greece within the eurozone.
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The United States’ Leading Export: Inequality
The United States has become a global model for maldistribution.