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Economy

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The Right’s Misconstrued Constitution
The Supreme Court will rule on the right of a corporation owned by abortion opponents to assert its freedom of religion on health insurance, trumping a woman's choice of …

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Finally, Hollywood Discovers the Drama in Everyday Poverty
Some movies offer an escape from reality. Sunlight, Jr. is the rare film that can awaken us to it.

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Courageous Boeing Workers Say No to Corporate Extortion
By rejecting a contract that amounted to corporate extortion, the Machinists Local 751 at Boeing have taken a stand for middle-class workers all over the country.

The Pope Slams “Tyranny” of Capitalism and “Idolatry of Money,” But Opposes Shift on Women, Abortion
Pope Francis has used his first major written work to attack capitalism as a “new tyranny,” while urging global leaders to fight poverty and inequality.

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Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland
Dollars to doughnuts, the CEOs who are demanding their employees sacrifice their Thanksgiving celebrations with family are big “family values” guys.

Monsanto, the TPP, and Global Food Dominance
The commodification of GMO seeds has created a monopoly over our food at the grave risk of our health and out economic freedom.

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“They Call Us Illegal”: Fast-Food Workers Face Silent Raids
Is it a crime to work? Or is it a crime to pay workers less than S8.50 an hour for grueling work and short their wages or fire them …

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Germany’s Policies Become an Economic Anchor
The Germans are outraged, outraged at the United States Treasury Department, whose “Semiannual Report On International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies” says some negative things about how German macroeconomic …

McDonald’s, Hollande and Future Government
With the undermining of the traditional trust-based brand, economic theory predicted two things would happen.

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Too Many Workers Are Being Forced to Choose Between Holidays and Holiday Pay
While Thanksgiving is supposed to be a holiday to be with family, many who work in retail must chose between their jobs and providing food for their families.