Truthout
Economy
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You Should Be Outraged by What Is Being Done to Our Postal Service
The Postal Service is a public service for We, the People, not a business.
The True Costs of Tax Breaks and Social Security
Why Social Security is a better deal for all of us that private pensions and tax-exempt savings schemes.
Why the Republican CFPB Arguments Are Wrong
It's been almost two years, and the GOP still refuses to approve a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director without a significant overhaul of the agency.
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The CBO Report: Six Things You Can’t Talk About in Washington
Don't talk about jobs, growth, budgeting from percentages, health care, or Europe. After all, we wouldn't want to learn from experience.
Nate Hagens: Things Are Not Going to Be as Easy Over the Next 40 Years
The primary drivers of historical economic growth are no longer available, spelling the end of global growth.
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Washington, Media & Lloyd Blankfein Corporate Elites to the People: “Let Them Eat Cat Food.”
Galloping crony capitalism that ensures a corporate stranglehold on Washington has increased exponentially since the Supreme Court essentially offered unfettered access to and influence over Capitol insiders by their …
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Ayn Rand: Queen of the Universe
The middle class in America - and through most of the developed world - is at risk of going extinct. u00a0
US Economy “Stuck in the Mud”
Robert Pollin: Last quarter of 2012 had zero growth, wages were lower, unemployment higher as stock market hit record highs.
Austerity, US Style, Exposed
Republicans and Democrats concur on austerity and differ only on its secondary details.
The Real “Recovery”: Welcome to the Network of Global Corporate Control
Welcome to the “economic recovery,” where the big banks and corporations that created the global economic crisis are doing better than ever before.