Truthout
Economy
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The Flacks for Plutocrats Need a New Analogy
New research and another dose of on-the-ground reality are shredding what little credibility the rationalizers of inequality have left.
Texas Oil Regulators Fired for Trying to Actually Regulate
What happens to energy regulators that dare to do their jobs and try to actually regulate energy companies? They get fired.
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Going Beyond Private Versus Public
Economic democracy inside all enterprises is our era's issue, not secondary disputes over the division of production between private and state enterprises.
Economic Update: Mainstream Economics vs. Critical Economics
This week's episode provides updates on Mexican farm exploitation, Grenoble taking down advertising, and more.
Report Finds That Burger King “Inversion” Will Allow Company to Dodge $400 Million to $1.2 Billion in US Taxes Over Four Years
The report also reveals that Burger King's largest shareholders could save as much as $820 million in capital gains taxes because of the way the company has structured the …
What They Haven’t Told Us About the European Financial Crisis
Economist Ha-Joon Chang discusses the ongoing financial crisis in Europe, and the new economic bubble, which he argues is about to burst.
The Job Opportunity Cost of War
Net job creation would have been 1 to 2 million jobs greater if the US had not been at war.
The Propaganda War Over Crimea’s Break From Ukraine
Given the very high stakes involved, it is time to step back and examine what is actually taking place in Crimea.
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Why Our Lives Feel Squeezed: 400 Reasons
The country's 400 richest are collecting far more of the nationu2019s income than they did two generations ago - and paying Uncle Sam far less.
Noam Chomsky Talks US Militarism and Capitalism, at Home and Abroad
Noam Chomsky discusses the US bombing of Iraq and Syria, US policing and more.