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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: What “Free Trade” Actually Means
But while public opinion may oppose the TPP in principle, the bigger problem is that the public does not know the TPP even exists.
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In the US, an Insecure Economy Needs a Stronger Safety Net
Staff at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington, working on the company’s new 787 Dreamliner jets earlier this year. (Photo: Stuart Isett / The New York Times)Looking at The …
Why the Fiscal Cliff Is a Scam
The fiscal cliff is a scam - so says Professor James K. Galbraith.
New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour
Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More
As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage.
Most New Jobs Don’t Require College Education
Jeannette Wicks-Lim: The possibility of educating one's way out of poverty is getting dim as most new jobs only require a high school education.
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What “Grand Bargainers” Simpson and Bowles Really Stand For
Bernie Sanders: If enacted, the plan put forward by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles will cause major economic pain to virtually every American.
Community, the Environment and the “Nonsexist City“
In this chapter, Gar Alperovitz charts the varied interconnections between community economic and environmental stability, gender-friendly community design and land ownership institutions.
The Fiscal Showdown: Just Say No to Economic Extortion
This economy isn't working for most Americans. The faltering recovery has begun creating jobs and lowering deficits, but more than 20 million are in need of full-time work. Those …
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Towards a Resilient Global Economy
If I had to pick a single word to describe the global economy today, it would be fragile. Policy makers and business leaders have actively built a system that …