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Why Are the Danes So Happy? Because Their Economy Makes Sense
The Danish history of resisting the 1% offers valuable lessons for the rest of us.

Corporate Agricultural Dumping: Growing the Wealth Gap
When agribusiness corporations export food at artificially low prices, they widen the economic divide between the global North and South — and within rural America.

Adding $200 Billion More Won’t Fix Unfixable Senate Health Bill
While $200 billion seems like a lot of money, it's only 17 percent of the bill's $1.2 trillion in cuts.

Economic Update: Economics Taught Badly
This week's episode discusses how United Airlines profits from customer abuse, China's rapid economic growth and more.

The Ultimate Hypocrisy? Trump Plan to Renegotiate NAFTA Resembles TPP Deal He Withdrew From
The Trump administration has released their plans for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Scenes From the Foreclosure Crisis: Water, Land and Housing in Michigan
Detroit residents face a one-in-four chance of losing their home in a property tax foreclosure.

How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Undermines Civil Rights and Favors Predatory Lenders Over Students
Attorneys general in 18 states are suing DeVos over a rule to protect student loan borrowers.

Tenants March to Stop Giveaways to Wall Street Landlords
Republicans are proposing severe cuts to low-income housing assistance, while continuing to subsidize private equity housing profiteers.

Workers Shine a Spotlight on Employer Abuses in Music City
Hotel workers and supporters took to the streets June 20 to make visible the conditions facing low-wage workers Nashville.

Worried Sick About Prescription Costs
Drug corporations are bleeding Americans dry, and the proposed health care repeal will make things worse.