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Economy

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BP Employees, Outraged by Lack of Compensation, Warn Oil Spill Victims
Long-term employees accuse oil giant BP of greed, exploitation and lying about their pensions.

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People Pressure Is Making Fast-Tracking the TPP Politically Toxic
The likelihood of stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership is stronger than it ever has been.

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Economic Growth Is Killing Us
We require an economic and political governance structure that ensures all human beings have access to basic necessities while reducing human pressure on the biosphere.

A Bad Week for the TPP: Top 10 Reasons “Fast Track” Trade Authority Is Going Nowhere
There is plenty of evidence that fast track authority is going down to defeat.

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Techdirt’s “Don’t-Buy-It” Exposes USTR’s Lies on Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority
The Lies the USTR is spreading about fast track authority to push TPP through Congress.

Dean Baker | The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Warnings From NAFTA
Dean Baker: Big money is at stake here and the big boys intend to get a win with TPP. Logic, numbers, and evidence face an uphill battle.

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Dark Affinities: Liberal and Neoliberal
We cannot right our upside-down ship of state as long as oppressed and oppressors share the same dark dreams and values.

Spotlight on Worldwide Inequality
The disparity between the wealthy minority and the billions living in suffocating poverty is greater than it has ever been.

The Greek “Success Story” of a Crushing Economy and a Failed State
Contrary to the official story, Greece's economy is not recovering, and the continuation of the Troika's neoliberal austerity medicine assure the country a bleak economic and social future.

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“It’s Not Just Two Pesos; It’s the Country:" Mexico City’s #PosMeSalto Movement Protests Rising Transit Costs
A rise in subway fare has Mexican youth in a city-wide transportation protest, taking place in a majority of major train stations.