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Economy & Labor
From Local Pants to Local Energy: The Case for Localizing Our Economies
To reject the imperative of re-localizing our economies requires a great deal of denial. Endless growth is unsustainable.
Here’s How Clinton’s Latest College Debt-Relief Plan Misses the Mark
Clinton has offered a proposal that fits neatly into the “makers vs. takers” right-wing narrative of the economy.
Why It’s So Hard for Students to Have Their Debts Forgiven
What happens to borrowers unable to repay their student loans?
Moving Beyond Bernie Sanders’ “Political Revolution“
Just as the Sanders campaign didn't arise in a vacuum, there's no reason to expect it will leave a vacuum behind it.
Democratic Party Platform Committee Supports a Wall Street Tax
By linking the tax to the need for funding for free higher education at public universities, Bernie Sanders made the tax even more popular.
Another Corporation ​Is​ Suing the US Government Thanks to Trade Agreements
TransCanada is suing the US government for $15 billion in damages under North American Free Trade Agreement rules.
US Senate Moves to OK “Colonial Control Board” in Puerto Rico
The bill, known as PROMESA, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 297 to 127.
Who Is Getting Rich Off the $1.3 Trillion Student Debt Crisis?
A stunning 42 million people now owe $1.3 trillion in student debt.
On Women Who Oppose Hillary Clinton: A Conversation With Liza Featherstone
Author Liza Featherstone discusses the presumptive Democratic nominee's “trickle-down feminism,” arguing that Clinton's policies fail most women.
Let’s Face It: “Capitalism With a Conscience” Is Still Capitalism
Trying to find investments in the financial industry that are truly “socially responsible” is a losing game.