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Barbara Ehrenreich: Kiss Goldman Sachs Goodbye
Barbara Ehrenreich: Mr. President, kiss Goldman Sachs goodbye and bail out your real constituency!
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America the Third-World Nation in Just 4 Easy Steps
The United States is rapidly un-developing in a way never before witnessed in the history of the world.
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Mission Possible: Transforming the Corporation
As corporations are at the center of today's political economy and its negative consequences, their transformation must be at the center of building the new operating system needed for …
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Obama’s Next Economy: Why He Must Take This Opportunity to Reframe the Economic Debate
Now that Obama has been re-elected, he can begin the process to change the economic conversation so that the government can invest in people and not corporations.
Wall Street Urges Obama to Commit the Great Betrayal
Big banks continue to push Obama to adopt self-destructive austerity programs that would unravel the national safety net of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.
Massachusetts Voters Urge Tax Fairness, Military Cuts to Avoid “Fiscal Cliff” and Protect Vital Programs
Boston, November 7, 2012 - By a three to one margin, Massachusetts voters yesterday sent a clear message to both Democrats and Republicans in Washington about the federal budget …
The Democratization of Wealth and the Era of Deepening Fiscal Crisis
Latest chapter from Gar Alperovitz's
It’s the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World
By developing a public banking system, governments can keep the interest and reinvest it locally.
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Arguing Over a Nonexistent Bubble
Once you realize that a social convention is not at all the same thing as a bubble, several related fallacies fall into place.
GOP Senators to Congressional Research Service: Research? We Don’t Need No Stinking Research
New report from nonpartisan group Congressional Research Service which examines the relationship between top tax rates and economic outcomes was rejected by GOP senators for its issues with