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It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors
Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks was not the desperate idea of a few Eurozone officials.
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It Was Bankers That Brought Cyprus to the Brink
Paul Krugman: Is the era of free capital movement just a bubble, fated to end soon?
Capitalism in Crisis: Richard Wolff Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program, Democratizing Work
As Washington lawmakers pushes new austerity measures, economist Richard Wolff calls for a radical restructuring of the US economic and financial systems.
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A DC Insider Explains How the Wall Street Lobby Owns DC: Crony Capitalism Prevails at Every Turn
Jeff Connaughton reveals detailed accounts of how the Wall Street chess board works.
TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
Democratic values could be under threat if President Obama fast tracks the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
A People’s Revolt in Cyprus: Richard Wolff on Protests Against EU Plan to Seize Bank Savings
The eyes of the financial world are on the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
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Strike Debt Kicks Off Second Debt Buy-Up With March for Universal Healthcare
A coalition of groups associated with Occupy Wall Street took to the streets of midtown Manhattan on Thursday evening calling for the abolition of the for-profit healthcare system in …
Hey Corporations, It’s Time to Stop Avoiding Taxes
Murray Worthy, Senior Campaigner at non profit War on Want, discusses the legacy of corporations and tax evasion.
The Future of Chocolate: Will it Turn GMO?
To peer into the future of chocolate is, in a sense, to juxtapose the familiar food item most people have a visceral emotional investment in and its exposed underside …
Economic Update: Fighting Economic Injustice
Updates on important lessons of Cyprus crisis, big bucks for Wells Fargo CEO, the home finance crisis, and real fur faked.