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Economy
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Report: US Cities Increasingly Spurn Water Privatization
Industry countering with heightened PR, policy interference.
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Don’t Raise Taxes Just Yet, Japan
Right now Japan is struggling to escape from a deflationary trap.
Public Citizen Calls on FEC to Close Absurd Corporate Loophole
Contractors now can both give contributions and receive contracts through separately incorporated divisions of same company.
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Outcast Island
October 9, 2014 marked the end of an era for Boston's homeless, ill and marginalized residents when the sole bridge to Long Island was closed.
Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal: A Journey Across a City Divided
On the brink of a new, post-bankruptcy beginning, Detroit is really two cities.
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Dean Baker | The Problem of “Stupid” in Economics
There is something grating about seeing a prominent economist refer to the US public as “stupid.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is the Most Unequal in the Developed World, and More
In today's On the News segment: The US is the most unequal society in the developed world, and more.
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Leave No Generation Behind
A tax on inherited wealth could eliminate student debt while reducing growing inequality.
Economic Update: Extreme Capitalism
This episode looks at low Irish taxes on corporations, interns fighting back, and more.
If Shareholders Stopped Letting CEOs Rip Them Off It Would Reduce Inequality
Since CEOs are among the very top earners in the US economy, reductions in their pay will have a substantial impact on wage inequality.