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Dahr Jamail | Six Years Later, Worried Gulf Residents to Hold Online Town Hall on BP Spill Health Impacts
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 left untold numbers of people sick, and many remain ill.
George Monbiot | Neoliberalism: The Ideology at the Root of All Our Problems
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump — neoliberalism has played its part in them all.
Is $15 an Hour Enough for Workers to Support Their Families?
Questions on if businesses can afford to pay their workers more aside, is that pay even enough?
Panama Papers: Reigniting the Debate for a Global Tax Body
Establishing a globally agreed tax body under the auspices of the UN would bolster government revenues.
Patently Absurd Logic on Budget Deficits and Debt
The government is not like a family that has to pay off its debt.
The Steep Cost of Tax Dodging
The Panama Papers are making clear how tax evasive practices contribute to inequality on a global scale.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bernie Sanders Focuses on Need for “Moral Economy” at the Vatican, and More
Sanders talked about the Supreme Court's 2010 "Citizens United" ruling, among other issues.
Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York’s El Barrio
In New York City's East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, a movement led by immigrant women is resisting economic displacement.
Four Common Tax Confusions
Quick comebacks to the regressive tax rhetoric you hear on the radio and around the dinner table.
Economic Update: The IMF and the Panama Papers
This episode provides updates on the Panama Papers, and more.