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Economy & Labor
Myths of Globalization: Noam Chomsky and Ha-Joon Chang in Conversation
US corporate ownership of the globalized economy has exploded, even as US national wealth has declined, Noam Chomsky says.
Empire Files: Venezuela Economy Minister — Sabotage, Not Socialism, Is the Problem
Abby Martin interviews Venezuela's Minister of Economic Planning, Ricardo Menendez.
The Anatomy of a Purge: The Left Must Resist Demonization
Right-wing and media attempts to sow panic about the left following the Alexandria shooting must be resisted.
William Rivers Pitt | A Lesson From My Hospital Bed: For-Profit Health Care Is a Merciless Sham
Let us relegate the for-profit health care industry to the dustbin of history.
Sustainability Checks on Unilever Plantations Shouldn’t Be Used as Proof of Compliance With Workers’ Human Rights
“All of these companies are benefiting from, and contributing to, severe labor abuses in their palm oil supply chain.”
Should This College Operator Run a Key Federal Oversight Panel?
Kaiser's similarities with Trump, make his ascendancy to NACIQI chairmanship troubling.
If You Work a Full-Time Job, You Shouldn’t Be Earning a Poverty Wage
CounterSpin interviews Holly Sklar on living wage economics.
Holding Out a Helping Hand to the Banksters
Meet Keith Noreika, a lawyer for the banksters-turned-interim head of the Treasury office in charge of regulating banks.
On the Road From Anti-Capitalism to Socialism, We Need a Political Party
On the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution, a new collection of essays looks at strategies for ending capitalism.
“People Were Resisting Before Trump”: Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor in Conversation
Three thinkers and authors discuss the limitations of the framework of “resistance.”