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Economy & Labor
The American Health Care Act Is a Wealth Grab, Not a Health Plan
This plan won't just make people sicker. It will make the economy sicker, too, and we'll all pay the price.
The Worst $1 Million Trump Ever Saved
It looks like the Trump Administration may be running afoul of long standing ethical norms.
Faith in Charity Is Hopeless: Philanthrocapitalism Has Failed Us
Capitalist philanthropy is a way for capitalism to maintain itself while giving the impression that its the solution to its own inequities.
The GOP’s Health Care Plan: “Universal” Access for the Wealthy
Paul Ryan and his GOP allies want a health care system that benefits their true masters — the wealthy corporate elite.
Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications With ALEC and Koch Groups
The cozy relationship between Pruitt, the Kochs, ALEC and big polluters who fund ALEC will no doubt continue as Pruitt begins to dismantle the EPA.
Cutting Off Capital: How to Resist Trump’s Corporate Collaborators
The Hedge Clippers campaign looks at hedge funds and private equity, thus hedge clippers clip their power.
Richard D. Wolff: What Is Money? Why Do Some Have More Than Others?
Richard D. Wolff discusses the instrument of exchange that we use in our society on a daily basis.
No More Devil’s Bargains: The West No Longer Can Mortgage Its Way Out of Past Bottom-Shelf Deals
We have to foster option #4. This is our struggle.
Trump Is Bankrupting Our Nation to Enrich the War Profiteers
Trump's calls for a military buildup are opening the fiscal floodgates for congressional hawks and defense industry contractors.
Reason, Creativity and Freedom: The Communalist Model
Now, more than ever, history calls for a grassroots democracy at a global scale. If we look carefully, all the tools are at hand.