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An Off-the-Record Genocide: Global Resource Extraction Economy Provides Incentives to Destroy DR Congo Indigenous Groups
Resource extraction interests and corrupt elites are incentivizing genocide of indigenous people in the Congo.
Fines for Big Financial Firms Have Plunged Under Trump
The amount of penalties that federal regulators have collected from misbehaving financial firms has declined sharply in the first 200 days of Trump.
Millennials Are Killing the Oil Industry
If there's any other defining trait of millennials, it's that we're a political generation, and lean fairly far to the left.
Richard D. Wolff Debates FOX’s Stuart Varney About Socialism
The return to socialism as a better alternative in current US society is because capitalism has failed them.
The YIMBYs Push Unaffordable Housing
The platforms put forward by a range of “Yes In My Backyard” organizations fit nicely with the interests of real estate developers.
Tough Trade Talk Fades as Trump and Pence Toe the Koch Line
While Trump still indulges in occasional tough talk about trade, his policies have moved dramatically in the Kochs' direction.
When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care
Just over half of people with health plans from their employers now have a deductible of $1,000 or more.
Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency
Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust.
The Zika Vaccine: The Miracle of Government-Funded Research
Patent protections can raise the price of protected drugs by several thousand percent.
Economic Update: Collective Action for Change
Dr. Harriet Fraad discusses why so many hesitate so long before joining collective action to change economic and social conditions.