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Economy
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A Modest Proposal for Jacob Lew: Acknowledge Three Simple Facts about US Fiscal Reality
Three irrefutable facts about the current US fiscal condition that Jack Lew should be willing to recognize.
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Corporate Gold on the Fiscal Cliff
Behind closed doors, Congress larded the fiscal cliff deal with corporate tax breaks worth tens of billions of dollars.
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Obama Says GOP Won’t Get “Ransom” to Lift Debt Limit
The president said Republicans would be responsible for the economic fallout if they refused to raise it.
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Why the Housing Recovery is Nearly Homeowner-Less
Low-interest rates by the Fed are causing investors to purchase foreclosed homes in blocks of hundreds.
Economic Update: Contending Economic Theories
Trying a new format, we use the full hour to examine the two basic kinds of economic theory mostly widely used now to understand economic issues.
The Challenge of the Era of Technological Abundance
The new understandings that the Internet increasingly underscores are moral wild cards.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Decriminalization of Marijuana Possession Is one of New York Governor’s Top Legislative Priorities, and More
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that decriminalization of marijuana possession is one of his top legislative priorities
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How We Can All Make Money Like the Billionaires
From Wall Street to Big Oil to the for-profit health insurance industry, business decisions are geared to increase the wealth of shareholders.
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World Bank’s IFC Arm Responds to Our Critique of Its Poverty Fighting
The IFC responds to a recent critique written by the staff at ProPublica.
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When Democracy Is Trumped by the Excesses of Capitalism
Richard Wolff makes the compelling argument that modern capitalism has undermined democracy, replacing it with a plutocracy.