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How the Central Banks May Bring About Another Economic Implosion
“Conjured money” issued by central banks is one of the strategies at the heart of the vulnerability of the banking system.
May Day in Puerto Rico: Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters With Pepper Spray and Tear Gas
In Puerto Rico, thousands marked May Day by joining a general strike.
Demonstrators Disrupt Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
Protesters show up year after year to demand accountability from the scandal-plagued bank.
Bank of Internet, Which Had Been Under Federal Investigation, Appears in Multiple Kushner Deals
News from the Kushner investigation.
“American Socialist”: Film Chronicles the Life of Labor Hero Eugene V. Debs
The film offers many piquant moments through a vivid narrative.
May Day 2018: A Rising Tide of Worker Militancy and Creative Uses of Marx
One of the world's leading radical economists discusses the significance of May Day.
Damning Audit of US Poverty Fuels New Poor People’s Campaign
These are just a few of the gripping statistics that the audit details.
Robert Mercer and the Tax-Evading Hedge Fund Giving Millions to Republicans and Democrats
The hedge fund has created special tax breaks for the business.
Making Finance Pay
A plan for workers in New York could save tens of billions in annual fees, directly at the expense of the financial industry.
Trade Wars Are Never “Easy to Win”: Economist Robert Pollin on Trump’s China Policy
Are tariffs good for economic policy? And whom do they benefit most -- capitalists or workers?