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Economy
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Seafood Produced by “Modern Slaves” Leaves a Bad Taste
US seafood producers are competing already with at least some imports caught, farmed or processed by slaves. So why is the Obama administration pushing for the Trans Pacific Partnership …
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Seven Disturbing Quotes From the Koch Summit Speeches
Speeches from elected leaders like Mitch McConnell at a secretive donor summit hosted in June by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch betray troubling perspectives on what the relationships …
Economic Update: Corporate Economics
This episode covers Burger King, French socialism, cell phone overcharging, Bank of America's fine, and more.
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A Rising Tide Only Lifts All Boats When Everyone Has a Boat
A rising tide lifts only lifts all boats when everyone has a boat.
Greek Crisis and the Dark Clouds Over the American Economy: An Interview With Dimitri B. Papadimitriou
Until Greece, the EU and the United States reorganize themselves politically and economically to support fiscal stimulus policies, the outlook will remain bleak for employment, according to Dimitri B. …
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Paul Krugman | The “Libertarian Moment” Will Have to Wait
The libertarian vision of the society we actually have bears little resemblance to reality.
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Bad Decisions Yield Grim Results in Europe
“The sadomonetarists at the Bank for International Settlements and elsewhere continue to have much more influence in Europe than they do in the US.”
Fed Chair Signals Possible Policy Shift on Unemployment
Gerald Epstein discusses how Fed chair Janet Yellen's recent comments on bringing unemployment down could be positive but Fed policy still remains toothless in helping out working Americans.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Tens of Millions of Americans Struggle With Hunger, and More
In the richest nation on Earth, tens of millions of Americans are struggling to find enough to eat, and more.
The Rebirth of the West
Cultures flourish from time to time, just as plants and flowers do