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Dean Baker | Will the United States End Up Like Greece? The Risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The TPP will make it more difficult for the US to take measures to get countries to stop propping up the dollar.
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Syriza’s Ultimate Hope Is for an Honorable Compromise With Greece’s Lenders
With no “plan B,” Greece's newly elected government faces a eurozone steadfast on enforcing its austerity plan.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Takes a Cue From Greece, and More
The White House unveils its 2016 budget, which would put an end to austerity, and more.
Economic Update: The Poverty/Wealth Divide
This episode provides updates on capital gains tax, the Home Depot work-stress tragedy and Koch money in the 2016 election.
ECB to Greece: Drop Dead
The ECB put Greece at risk of an intensification of its ongoing bank run in order to pressure it to agree to a deal with the Troika under an …
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A Brief History of Happiness: How the US Lost Track of the Good Life – and Where to Find It Now
There's a better kind of happy: It starts with meaningful work, loving relationships and a thriving natural world.
An End to “Mindless Austerity”: Obama Pushes for Taxing the Rich to Fund New Spending Programs
President Obama has unveiled a $4 trillion budget proposal for next year Congress that calls for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
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What the Corporate Media Aren’t Telling You About the TPP
The TPP is a public health disaster waiting to happen.
Dean Baker: New Leftist Greek Leaders Being “Very Smart” to Challenge German-Imposed Austerity
Economist Dean Baker discusses last month's victory of the left-wing Syriza party in Greece.
The ECB Ready to Put a Choke Chain on Syriza
Greece depends on ECB support of its banks.