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Economy
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Let Us Now Sing About the Warmed Earth
On July 25 the journal Nature published an article about the Economic time bomb that is slowly being detonated by Arctic warming.
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Fiscal Crises: Coming To A City Near You?
The sad fact of the matter is that Detroit suffers today from international trade and international financial policies of the past two decades that Krugman himself, and indeed many …
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After a Pause, Walmart Strikes Back
In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against workers who walked out in early June.
The Chemical Industry Divides an Environmental Coalition into Disarray
The bill presently before Congress to modernize the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act would provide virtual carte blanche to the chemical industry. And thanks to some classic
Demystifying Unions with Bill Fletcher Jr.
Matthew Rothschild interviews author Bill Fletcher Jr. about why working Americans and unions have lost touch with one another.
Nurturing Open, Creative Development in the Digital Age
u201cThe United Nations Development Strategy Beyond 2015
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Economy Added 162,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.4 Percent
The Labor Department reported the economy added 162,000 jobs in July. Job growth for the prior two months was also revised down by 26,000, bringing the average growth over …
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Global Power Project: Banking on Influence with Wells Fargo
As the largest bank in the world, Wells Fargo is deeply connected with some of the most powerful U.S. and international institutions.
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Current Political System Incapable of Meeting Social, Economic, Environmental Challenges
A long and slow-developing path forward might be called “evolutionary reconstruction.”
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Watchdogs: Regulators Fail to Enforce Pipeline Safety Despite Spills and Deadly Accidents
A watchdog group's data supports accusations that federal regulators are either negligent or too cozy with the energy industry to ensure the public's safety from gas explosions and pipeline …