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Economy

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Cooperative Economics: Replacing a Capitalism in Collapse
By democratizing society through housing and work, we can start a new revolution in our politics, our economy, and even our environment by choosing to consume sustainably and minimize …

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Liberty for Whom?
James Kwak: Nietzsche would no doubt be horrified by most aspects of contemporary American society, but that might give him some comfort.

Economic Update: Labor, Unions and Crisis
Updates on corporate globalization, Philly schools, paid vacation law(?), the Cadillac Tax. Interview with Stanley Aronowitz on labor, unions and the left. Responses to listeners on higher ed economics …

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When Economic Prudence Is Seen As Folly
Paul Krugman: We've entered a looking-glass world in which virtue is vice and prudence is folly, and in which doing the responsible thing is a recipe for economic failure.

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Good Consumers, Bad Citizens
Michael Winship: When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?

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The Average CEO Made $9.7 Million in 2012
Whatever their justification, the shocking fact is that the average CEO in 2012 earned 354 times more than the average worker.

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Another Bridge Falls – Fixing Infrastructure Fixes Jobs and Deficits
Republicans say fixing our infrastructure is just u201cmore government spending.u201d

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An Irresponsible Austerity Narrative Endures
Paul Krugman: The problem with Ireland's gross national product accounting is bigger than realized.

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Is the Monsanto Protest the Next Salt March?
Is it possible that the fight against Monsanto could be a tipping point in the battle against corporate greed?

For Real Economic Recovery, Government Must Stop Favoring Banks Over Homeowners
What can local and federal governments do to resolve the foreclosure crisis for real?