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Families, Breadwinner Moms Still on Losing End of Public Policy
Lawmaking lags far behind cultural shifts and continues to overlook problems like billions in unpaid child support.
A Window on the Rightwing
The story of how Lawrence Davidson's vacation became a cruise into the mind of right wing Americans.
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Sweetheart Deferred Prosecution Deals for Swiss Banks in the Works
Former chief economist at McKinsey & Co., James Henry, says it's time for the Justice Department to bring down the hammer on tax evasion.
US Inequality Now Literally Off the Chart
Among the world's major nations, documents the UN agency dedicated to labor matters, only one currently has a level of inequality both high and rising.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Costs
Updates on Disney's price hikes, Portugal's unions' general strike, Chinese buy US biggest pork processor, low-wage retail workers fighting in Seattle, General Petraeus goes corporate, and income/wealth inequality in …
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Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment at 7.6 Percent
Weak productivity growth has supported the job growth of the last two years.
A Socialism for the 21st Century
The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.
On the News with Thom Hartmann: IMF Admits It Made Serious Mistakes in Handling of Greek Debt Crisis; and More
In today's On the News segments: Verizon, is handing over the personal information of millions of their customers to the NSA; yesterday, the International Monetary Fund admitted that it …
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Creating a New Class of Keynesian Villain
Paul Krugman: Ken Rogoff, who recently wrote a Keynes-bashing article, must subscribe to the myth that a reasonable centrist can be won over by hippie-bashing.
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Walmart Workers Need a Raise and a Voice
Walmart continues to punish workers who fight their mistreatment, which costs taxpayers and the economy.