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Why Big Business Owns Congress
In a piece about populism and the Democratic Party in Politico, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) explained how Big Business has, through its ability to tap into an extraordinary …
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Government by the Banks, for the Banks: The ESM Coup D’Etat in Europe
On Friday, June 29th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel capitulated to changes to a permanent Eurozone bailout fundu2014u201cbefore the ink was dry,u201d as critics complained. Besides easing the conditions …
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Pocketbook Issues Weigh Heavily as Mexicans Vote
u201cWe were all hoping for real change with Fox,u201d he said, referring to former President Vicente Fox, whose victory in 2000 ended seven decades under the Institutional Revolutionary Party, …
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Six Ways the Big Banks Are Getting Back-Door Bailouts
The country's biggest banks are happy to make their money from the same governments about which they love to whine.
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Congress Approves a $127 Billion Transportation and Student Loan Package
The deal wraps up a two-year transportation measure with bills to extend subsidized student loans.
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Money, Power and Politics
When it is a question of the efficacy of money in politics and workers fail to put up a fight, money prevails.
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Bill Moyers: Peter Edelman on Fighting Poverty
Bill talks with the author and advocate about continuing efforts to fight poverty, and how to keep the needs of the poor on the American political agenda.
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Joseph Stiglitz: Terrifying Future for America If We Don’t Reverse Inequality
We must see through the myths of capitalism and build a mass movement if we are to save ourselves.
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The Euro Zone Is No Worse Than the United States
As far as underlying economic inequalities are concerned, the euro zone is no worse than the United States.
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Paul Krugman: To End This Depression, What Do We Do Now?
Paul Krugman: Itu2019s extremely important that we take action to promote a real, full recovery.