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Romney-Ryan “Ploughshares to Swords” Budget Would Cost America at Least 530,000 Jobs
Their plans to cut domestic spending in order to increase military spending would cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
Bob Pollin: A Green Full Employment Economy Requires Mass Mobilization
Bob Pollin: The first steps towards full employment is to create a green engine of jobs growth.
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Finland Preparing for “Full-Blown Currency Crisis” and Collapse of Eurozone
In a shocking admission, Finland's Foreign Minister, openly admits that his country is preparing for an eventual collapse of the Eurozone.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Court Upholds Governor Perry’s Decision to Deny Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood, and More
In today's On the News segment: A Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld a decision by Governor Rick Perry to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, Joe Arpaio could have …
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Consumers, Workers Upset Over New Verizon Deal
New Comcast quadruple play deal may appeal to consumers by letting them pay bills in one go—but it will not necessarily be good for their pocketbooks, or for labor.
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Why We Need the Food from Family Farms Act
Had Congress heeded our advice, farmers and taxpayers would be far better able to deal with a lack of grain, grass, and water from the drought.
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Middle Class Lost Significant Financial Ground Over Last Decade
New studies show that while the economy is improving, it will be years before the middle class recovers from the damage endured over the past decade.
The Euro Is Not in Trouble. People Are
The European Central Bank continues to make low-interest loans to private banks, but credit for Europe's main street players never materializes.
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Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought Threatens Crops
A Gallup poll released this week shows that 18.2 percent of Americans did not have enough money to buy the food they or their families needed at least once …
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Professional Malpractice by GOP Economists
Paul Krugman: So this is a campaign that's all about faking it - fake claims about Mr. Obama, fake claims about policy, fake claims about Mr. Romney's personal history.