Truthout
Economy
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How the Big Cell Phone Companies Are Getting Away with Ripping You Off Each Month
Until we get serious about taking on oligopolies, consumers have little power.
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Economic Prosperity and Economic Democracy: The Worker Co-Op Solution
Workers' self-directed enterprises (WSDEs) are a response to capitalism's failure to deliver economic prosperity and socialisms' failure to deliver economic democracy.
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The Elusive, Fairly Reasonable Republican
Paul Krugman: The GOP went all-in for expansionary austerity and looming hyperinflation, and has shown no hint of learning from actual events.
CWA: Fast Track is the Wrong Track
Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen today made the following statement in response to the bill calling for
Appeals Court Mulls Rule Mandating Disclosure of Conflict Minerals in US Electronics
Do consumers have the right to be made aware that their electronics contain conflict minerals?
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The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt
Seventeen trillion dollars certainly sounds like a big, scary number, but we shouldn't be focusing on that number.
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TFA: The International Brotherhood of Corporate Interests
TFA is lowering wages, reducing benefits and worsening the working conditions of teachers.
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Unemployment Falls to 6.7 Percent Due to Workers Leaving the Labor Force
In this month's jobs report, Dean Baker notes the December rate of labor force participation for black men is the lowest on record.
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Inequality Remains a Critical Issue in the US
Paul Krugman: The reasons to focus on inequality are overwhelmingly convincing, even if you are skeptical about particular arguments.
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Shipping Delays Prove That Sometimes a Glitch Is Just a Glitch
Right wing pundits were quick to pundits were quick to condemn HealthCare.gov's technical problems, but none of these people made similar claims about UPS or Amazon shortcomings.