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States to Residents: Forget Promises to Restore School Funding
In state after state, politicians justified the large budget cuts on the grounds that the condition of the state budget made it temporarily necessary to reduce services.
Economic Update: A Successful Worker Co-op Examined
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.
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How Inequality Wrecks Everything We Care About
The ladder of opportunity for Americau2019s middle class depends on strong and accessible public educational institutions, libraries, state parks and municipal pools.
20,000 United Republic Members Petition Supreme Court to Overturn Citizens United
Tens of thousands of signatures collected against Citizens United decision.
Guiding You Through the Government’s Foreclosure Compensation Maze
A guide for homeowners in navigating the labyrinth of government foreclosure compensation programs.
Jobs Numbers Show Recession Far From Over
Bob Pollin: There is no engine driving job creation so no real recovery is possible.
Election Countdown 2012: Gov. Rick Scott Dares the DOJ to Sue Florida, and more
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
How Big Banks Run the World – at Your Expense
Once you realize money must be and is regularly created and expanded, then the interesting questions begin to occur - like
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House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wage to $10
A group of House Democrats have proposed increasing the minimum wage to $10, which, as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pointed out would allow the wage to u201ccatch upu201d …
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An American Folly: The Professional Centrist
Americans Elect, a lavishly funded u201ccentristu201d group that was supposed to provide an alternative to traditional political parties, has been a ridiculous flop.