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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, …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seventy-Three Percent of American Youth Now Have Insurance Due to Health Care Law
A Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected on Thursday. The law would increase access to millions of Americans, …
Bernie Sanders: Thanks to Citizens United, the Top 1% Can “Buy the Government”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said Tuesday night that the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling allows the wealthiest Americans to essentially buy democracy.