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Economy
Don’t Be Fooled: Banks Still Too Big to Fail
The immediate takeaway by many in the media, government and investment community was that the need for a taxpayer subsidy like the bailouts of 2008 may have declined or …
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Detroit Activists Herald Partial Victory as City Regains Control of the Water
On July 28, Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr issued an order transferring control of the department back to the city of Detroit and recently elected Mayor Mike Duggan.
The Minimum Wage and Inflation
Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?
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We’re Being Robbed Every Time We Fly
We shouldn't have to feel like weu2019re being robbed every time we fly home to see family members or jet off for vacations.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Drowning in Debt, and More
Americans are drowning in debt, and more.
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Want To Take Back Chicago? Here’s How, Say Activists
Our city is sold piece-by-piece to private interests.
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Taking a Bite Out of Overtime Abuse
Like other chronic overtime abusers, such as lucrative television production companies and Verizon with its fat franchise agreements, UPS does it because it can.
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Inflation Hawks: The Job Killers at the Fed
Many in the financial industry couldn't care less about unemployment. They don't want to risk any inflation that could erode the value of their wealth.
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The United States Has Excelled in Illegal Goods and Smuggling People Since Its Founding
“Smuggler Nation” takes on the notion that the United States has been strictly a law-abiding nation when it comes to imports.
Economists Call on Congress to Mitigate Fallout from Ruling on Argentine Debt
Over 100 economists, including Nobel laureate Robert Solow, Branko Milanovic and Dani Rodrik called on Congress today to take action to mitigate the harmful fallout from the recent ruling …