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Against This Authoritarian Euro-Liberal Regime, What We Need Is a Complete Re-Foundation of Our Republic
The vast majority of our fellow citizens demand a deep change while the majority of their political ‘representatives’ are apparently dead set on pursuing the same course: the self-defeating …

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Fighting for Our Classrooms, and for the Human Beings Inside Them
It seems as if the same battle is being fought in every aspect of American society ... Sadly, the classrooms of this country haven't been spared.

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Five Reasons Why Austerity Hurts Today and Will Even More Tomorrow
Austerity can inflict long-term damage on people's pockets, psyches, livelihoods and lives.

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The Structural Genocide That Is Capitalism
The internal logic of capitalism results in structural violence that includes genocide, a review of Garry Leech's new book argues.

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What We Need Now: A National Economic Strategy for Better Jobs
Jobs are returning with depressing slowness, and most of the new jobs pay less than the jobs that were lost in the Great Recession.

Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
The global elite are not defined by their wealth alone, but through the networks in which they wield influence.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Cannot Be Patented, and More
The case, Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, challenged the biotechnology company's existing patents on two genes associated with high risks of breast cancer, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2.

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Decades After Helping a Nation Emerge, Watching It Struggle
Paul Krugman: Krugman-bashing is a huge industry, says the economist who believes he is doing the world a service by distracting these destructive people.

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Banks Profiting From Overdraft Coverage Plans, Federal Agency Says
New report proves that overdraft fees are better for big banks than their customers.

The Trade Deal Scam
Dean Baker: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a US-EU deal are not intended to boost the economy.