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Economy
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Reform Conservatives’ New Ideas Are the Same Old Ideas
Governing isn't like selling smartphones; the underlying shape of the problems you have to confront changes quite slowly, and the basics of policy debate are quite stable.
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World of Resistance Report: IMF, World Bank, Giant Consultants Admit the Storm is Coming
Warnings of social unrest and revolution are emanating from the worldu2019s major international financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank.
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Let Them Drink Pop: Detroit’s Water Crisis and the Fight for Basic Human Rights in the Motor City
American workers in Motor City have been exploited in more than just Chrysler's idyllic Super Bowl ads.
How’s He Doin’? Bill de Blasio After Six Months
Six months after the widely hailed mayoral election of the liberal Bill de Blasio, Danny Katch looks at what has changed - and not changed - from Michael Bloomberg's …
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Is This US Coal Giant Funding Violent Union Intimidation in Colombia?
Alabama-based Drummond Co. sued for alleged ties to group behind deaths, threats.
Morocco: Crossroads in the Conflict Between Future Paths
Despite efforts to economically colonize the ancient cultures and peoples that populate Morocco, a strong resistance movement is fighting back.
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Were Homes Really Built Better in the Past?
Cheaply constructed buildings of the past were much more likely to have collapsed or for that matter have been torn down than the quality structures, so what we see …
Economic Update: Private Profit vs. Social Benefit
Updates on my Bill Maher appearance, the Arizona execution, direct actions in Seattle and in New England, Derek Jeter tickets, and the Chinese meat scandal.
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The Rise of the Bankster Landlord
It's time to put an end to the financialization insanity that's hurting average people, destroying the American dream, and turning our economy into one big giant casino.
Stopping Unpatriotic Corporate Inversions: A Vital First Step in Corporate Tax Reform
The FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition supports efforts to ensure that US multinational corporations remain in the country and pay their fair share of taxes.