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Economy
“The Pluralist Commonwealth”
Over time, a fundamental shift in the ownership of wealth would slowly move the nation as a whole toward greater equality directly - through, for instance, worker-owned enterprises; and …
Incomes Drop in 2011, Rich and Poor Divide Deepens
It was the weak labor market that dominated the US Census Bureau data and continued to wreak havoc on American families last year.
The Bain Way: Let the States Pick Up the Tab on National Debt?
We do need to get our fiscal house in order, but after reading about The Bain Way and Mr. Romney's love of his business acumen, I disagree, more than …
Liars Don’t Lead, They Mislead
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan disqualified themselves for leadership with the whoppers they peddled at the GOP convention.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
Economic Update: “No Better Economic Policy?”
Updates on Spain's government vs radical unions' responses to crisis, who gains most from expanding money supply, temp and low-paid replace middle level jobs, US dominates global arms sales. …
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More Than 46 Million Americans Still in Poverty
In the words of Rep. Mike Honda (D-California), co-chair of the Congressional Out-of-Poverty Caucus, these figures are
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Finders Weepers: Early Bain Disputes Cast New Light on Its Business
While the Romney campaign used Bain Capital as an example of the candidate's economic prowess, investors who worked with him almost 20 years ago tell another story.
German Court Backs Euro Rescue Fund
New ruling in Germany attempts to master the debt crisis that has affected the continent for years and endangered its common currency.
The Biggest Economic Challenge of Obama’s Second Term
Not even the Jobs Act will be enough to boost the anemic recovery. In January, he's got to do something big, like a new WPA or CCC.