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Economy
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Time to Update the Union Handbook on “Just Cause“
Unions should update their training materials to present a more accurate description of the accepted elements of just cause.
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Citizens Without Obligations?
If American corporations are, as the Supreme Court ruled in 2010, citizens entitled to free speech and other rights from the nation, it is unclear what corresponding obligations to …
Economic Update: Economic Realities
Updates on G8 and Bernanke
America Feeds the Rich
New legislation slashed the budget for food stamps to pad the pockets of big agribusiness.
Economic Update: Capitalism and Democracy
Updates on pay gaps, Alabama bankruptcy, Minnesota lockout, Greek lockout. Discussions of capitalism and democracy,
Predicting the US and Global Economy 2013-14
Annually for the past three years this writer has made leading edge predictions about the trajectory of the US and global economies for the 12-18 months to come. The …
Capitalism in Crisis: Our Opportunity for a New System
As the Big Finance capitalism and fossil fuel systems fail and resources become ever scarcer, we will be forced to change our way of life. People are already designing …
ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part II)
ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.
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Checks, Lies and Bankster Red Tape
Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldnu2019t hit a new low, they do.
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Society of Addiction: Capitalism, Dopamine and the Consumer Junkie
Are we capitalism junkies?