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A Dangerous Mixture in “Poison Valley”: Neoliberalism, Pesticides and the Kaua’i Anti-GMO Movement
For the first time in history, County Council in the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i blocked a citizen-led petition to stop further GMO development until corporations could prove the safety …
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Panicking Over Deficits Is Not a Solution
The questions you should ask are how the fiscal path is likely to play out in reality, and what, if anything, we should do now to make the story …
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How Did the Suburbs Become the Zip Code From Hell?
Hard times have found a new neighborhood - in the suburbs.
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Why the US Chamber of Commerce Is Wrong on Citizens United
By a large margin Americans of all political persuasions object to the notions that money is speech and corporations have the rights of citizens.
Deconstructing Fed Vice Chair’s Grim Economic Forecast
PERI Co-Director Gerald Epstein discusses how Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer has ignored real solutions to improve the economy, like increasing wages.
Cry for Argentina: Fiscal Mismanagement, Odious Debt or Pillage?
Argentina was the richest country in Latin America before decades of neoliberal and IMF-imposed economic policies drowned it in debt.
Economic Update: Markets and Immigration
Updates on the drop in most Americans' household wealth and how Social Security finances are more about wages than aging.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Drinking Water Polluted for Thousands of Ohians and Canadians, and More
A farmer decides to use an abandoned prison to grow pot, and more.
Why Germany Is Backing Away From a Trade Deal That Lets Corporations Sue the Government
News out of Germany suggests unfair trade deals don't have to be inevitable.
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Solving the Poverty Problem With Magic Asterisks
Why should anyone trust Paul Ryan's poverty plan? That's easy: Nobody should.