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Economy
Why the New Fed Stimulus Won’t Jumpstart the Economy – and What Would
The Fed could give production and employment a bigger boost by using its lender-of-last-resort status in more direct ways than the current version of QE.
A Direct Stake in Economic Life
The obvious question is: why aren't large numbers of businesses organized on this principle?
Economic Update: “History of Workers Co-ops”
We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening.
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Our Disgraceful Minimum Wage
Jim Hightower: Recent studies show that increasing the minimum wage even during hard times is good policy, providing higher pay but no loss of jobs.
Election Countdown 2012: Chicago Teachers Go Back to the Classroom, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Chicago teachers vote to end the strike with plans to ratify a new contract in the next two weeks; Democrats are favored to …
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Ten Huge Issues Being Ignored in the Presidential Campaign
There's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems in the United States and the world.
Economists Identify the 100 Top Air Polluters and Highlight the Economics of Environmentalism
What do General Electric, Koch Industries, Bayer, Dow Chemical and ExxonMobil all have in common? They all rank in the top ten of the Toxic 100.
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Corporations Create the Problem, Co-Ops Offer the Solution
By bringing democracy to our communities - in our workplaces, grocery stores and beyond - we can transform society and the economy.
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Swarm NYC Financial District to Mark 1st Anniversary of 99% Struggle
Occupy Wall Street celebrated its one year anniversary with direct action.
Getting Real on Jobs and the Environment: Pipelines, Fracking, or Clean Energy?
Politics has pushed President Obama away from the green agenda and towards fossil fuels, but fracking and pipelines are not the answer to our nation's energy dilemma.