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When Corporations Get Too Big to Tax
The drive to scrap the corporate income tax won't stop at zero.
Economic Update: Corporations, Wages and Jail
Updates on no growth in the US; China overtakes the US; the costs of the GM bailout; defeat of the bill to raise minimum wage while Hawaii raises its …
CAF Endorses Warren Bill Easing Tuition Burden On Students
The Campaign for Americau2019s Future has thrown its support behind the student loan relief bill introduced on Tuesday by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Kraft Foods Faces Pressure to Keep Money Out of Politics
During its annual meeting of shareholders today, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. will face a resolution filed by the Green Century Equity Fund urging the company to refrain from using …
Economists Slam Draconian Drug Laws
A report released Tuesday by the London School of Economics depicts drug prohibition as a massive failure, a financial drain on economies and a violation of the basic human …
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Just Blame the Naysayers
Paul Krugman deconstructs the arguments of a recent op-ed by Jurgen Stark.
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Robbing Main Street to Prop Up Wall Street: Why Jerry Brown’s Rainy Day Fund Is a Bad Idea for California
There is no need to sequester funds urgently needed by Main Street to pay for Wall Street's malfeasance. Californians can have their cake and eat it too with a …
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Riksbank Officials Lead Sweden Into a Trap
Paul Krugman: Sweden's slide into deflation actually offers several lessons relevant to the rest of us.
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Cliven Bundy’s Window Into the War on the Poor
Republicans were quick to distance themselves from the Nevada rancher after his remarks about slavery, but he points to a deeper issue with conservative policy.
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Shockingly, This Fast Food Company Treats Their Workers the Worst
While McDonald's is often the one to get a lot of flack, there's another chain in town thatu2019s currently in the standings for Worst Employee Treatment: Subway.