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William Rivers Pitt: The Sequester is Good for You, and Other GOP Lies
William Rivers Pitt: This is all happening because the GOP would have us all believe that the country is broke.
QE for the People: Comedian Beppe Grillo’s Populist Plan for Italy
Unilateral default on the public debt and nationalization of the banks could actually save the Italian economy.
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Noam Chomsky: Will Capitalism Destroy Civilization?
There is capitalism and then there is really existing capitalism.
The Lowdown in Portlandia: Austerity Versus a People’s Budget
Portlandu2019s Mayor Charlie Hales has announced that there is a $25 u2013 $40 million hole in the cityu2019s budget.
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We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone
The jobs currently held by all workers are beginning to look more like stereotypical u201cwomenu2019s work.u201d
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Already Feeling the Pinch of Austerity, and More
Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity; Republican lawmakers in Texas don't care if …
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A Healthier, Not Endangered, American Society
Paul Krugman: We are now a cohabiting, free-love, free-religion dystopia - and it's O.K.
Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School “Reform” In LA?
The Waltons want to turn our educational choices into a junior version of the corporate world.
Laura Flanders Talks to Gar Alperovitz about the Next American Revolution
Why is it that Gar Alperovitz says we may be witnessing the prehistory of the next American Revolution?
Sequestration: Fourth Austerity Shoe Drops
Economist Bill Black: Both parties have conspired to bring us a disaster; Obama's sequestration plan gives cuts without blame.