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Wikileaks Exposes the TPP as a Capitulation to Corporate Interests
Kevin Zeese: Obama administration's Fast Track authority plan derailed by bipartisan outrage.
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ICYMI: President Lincoln’s Cemetery to Be Privatized?
Should the final resting place for Americau2019s 16th President and his family be part of a cityu2019s civic pride or be used to pad the profits of a private …
House Bill Would Restrict Court Access
H.R. 2655 is just another backdoor tactic by corporate lobbyists seeking to make it difficult for consumers and employees to hold corporations accountable for wrongdoing.
WikiLeaks Leaks Controversial Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Documents
The TPP is a Trojan horse that seeks to usher in a backroom secret sweetheart deal for the global elite, and President Barack Obama wants the deal fast-tracked through …
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GMOs Solve No Real Problems Best: The Founding Fables of Industrialised Agriculture
In line with the dogma of neoliberalism governments want agriculture to contribute as much wealth as any other industry towards the grand goal of u201ceconomic growth.u201d
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Picket, Fight, and Win
Solidarity networks scale down to defend tenants and workers.
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Rip-Off: High Out-of-Pocket Social Costs are a Stealth Tax on the Middle Class and the Poor
The most pernicious myth in American politics holds that only around half the population pays taxes.
Capitalism and Unemployment
What if capitalists were not allowed to layoff whom they choose, but all workers were required to cut their hours for the benefit of the unemployed and underemployed, suggests …
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TPP Disclosure Shows It Will Kill People and Internet; House Opposition Is Widespread
A recent Wikileaks disclosure could well have struck the fatal blow to this toxic trade pact.
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The Confidence Fairy and Gnome, Debunked
Paul Krugman: Count me in as someone who believes that macroeconomics - at least of the Keynesian variety - has actually worked pretty well these past five years.