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Economy

Low Wages and High Unemployment Are Paralyzing the Global Economy
The drive to be more

The National Debt and Our Children: How Dumb Does Washington Think We Are?
And the corporate media reporters covering the campaign are no help, either.

Can We Make the International Monetary Fund More Democratic?
That the Annual Meetings of 2012 will probably make little progress towards an agreed formula should be considered an opportunity to rethink it from the beginning.

For Obama, Upside of Lackluster Debate: Less Ammo for the Super PAC Firing Squad
President Barack Obama's uninspired performance at the first presidential debate has led to a drop in his poll ratings, but one advantage was that it provided little fodder for …

Economic Update: Economics Means Different Theories and Analyses
Updates focus on the economics of public vs charter schools and Walmart as capitalist “success story.” A major discussion of economic theories that celebrate vs theories that criticize capitalism. …

Is This Why Romney Won’t Talk to Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped to China?
Romney's $450,000/week income comes from ... get this ... shipping jobs to China!

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Romney’s Six Billionaires: This Is What Plutocracy Looks Like
The Romney men desperately want to see the first financier president, a man after their own cold hearts.

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JPMorgan Chase’s Tactics to Squeeze Student Loans Debtors
First, the big banks create debt. Then they get paid to collect it.

Paul Ryan’s Misconceived Rugged Individualism
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's libertarian ideology promotes so-called individualism at the expense of most individuals.

Blind Faith as Profit Engine: How Free Market Worshipers Use Christian Utopianism to Bilk the Middle Class
The neoliberal utopianism that caused the financial crisis has been repackaged for the 2012 election, where it masks a giant swindle that transfers wealth from low- and middle-income citizens …