Truthout
Economy

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Now Is a Time for Growth
Now that our government is up and running again, the nation's first priority should be economic growth.

Ideological Disaster – An Analysis
All such shortsighted ideologies have proven unrealistic, and so have failed. Unfortunately, they have wreaked havoc in the meantime.

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Chris Hedges | Let’s Get This Class War Started
The disparities between rich and poor is a story told again and again. Unfortunately, we still have not learned from our past.

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When Poverty Quietly Morphs into Catastrophe
In the face of severe food shortages and with no relief aid, the elderly like Zeinab Wambui, from lower Mukurweini, Central Kenya, are facing very tough times.

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A Fascist Revival Stirs in Spain
Some elected Popular Party officials and party militants are openly making the Nazi salute, proudly displaying fascist flags and other memorabilia, and posting pro-Franco messages on social media sites.

Do We Need Another Rolls-Royce Showroom?
A tiny tax on global personal wealth over $1 million could ensure that no child anywhere on the planet has to live in extreme poverty.

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Whether or Not You Like It, You’re Helping McDonald’s Succeed
That is, U.S. taxpayers, whether they eat at McDonaldu2019s, Subway, etc. or not, are subsidizing the very fast food restaurants that offer criminally underpaid jobs.

How Monsanto Manipulates Our Government
Just days ago thousands took to the streets in yet another March Against Monsanto, yet many people still don't understand what Monsanto is and what it's doing to our …

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Republicans Have Done Real Damage to the Economy
Republicans still have one power: the power to destroy. And they will use that power until we take it away from them.

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Reclaiming the Roadblock, UK Uncut Takes Direct Action Against Austerity
The anti-cuts group recently mobilized a nationwide action called “Roadblocks for Justice” that focused specifically on cuts to legal aid.