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Pledge to Take Action Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
PopularResistance.org is excited to announce it's first action campaign. In collaboration with groups that have been working to expose and oppose the secretive trade agreement that the Obama administration …
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The High Road to 21st Century Economic Success
On the high road to the future, we would use government institutions to put people to work in support of the common good.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Social Costs
Updates on Obamacare's
The Crime of Fighting Poverty: Local Currency’s Success in Kenya Ends in Forgery Charges
A new currency is backed by the local community, but the Central Bank of Kenya initiated charges of forgery.
Does the Treasury Secretary Have to Be a Lobbyist for Wall Street in Europe?
A financial transaction tax has huge support in Europe, and the too-big-to-fail crowd is scared to death it will succeed.
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“Pure” Capitalism Is Pure Fantasy
Call it “crony, gangster, casino” or “monopoly” capitalism, its supposedly objectionable features - big government, monopolies, the Federal Reserve, welfare, taxation and labor unions - are intrinsic to any …
The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed
Across America, temporary work has become a mainstay of the economy.
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Absentee Ownership of Corporations Is Big Problem, but Solution Is Evident
Like military drones, corporations have enormous power, insulate operators from risk, and create vast external costs for society.u00a0Large institutional shareholders should call for better accountability.
Capitalism’s “One-Track Mind” for Profits
The policies President Obama and the US are proposing as ‘solutions’ to poverty and the drug trade in Central America exacerbate their root causes.
Global Power Project, Part 3: The Influence of Individuals and Family Dynasties
Dynastic power, embedded in the institution of family, has been with humanity for as long as empire.