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Economy & Labor
Trump’s Wall Ignores the Economic Logic of Undocumented Immigrant Labor
US recruitment of undocumented workers has drawn millions over the border as we have invested in policing that same border.
2016 Is “Biggest Year Ever” for Marijuana Reform, Advocates Say
Marijuana is on nine state ballots this election. Is this a turning point for the US's failed 80-year-long prohibition?
The Life and Times of the 1%
Dominant ownership, multiple income streams and a thoroughly skewed money system provide those at the top of the wealth pyramid with incredible power.
Economic Update: Challenging Markets and Their Results
This episode discusses cutting vaccine costs, shameful Harvard economics, Icelandic women on strike, corporate merger mania and more.
Drug Dependence Hasn’t Been Stopped by 45 Years of the War on Drugs
Janine Jackson interviewed Tess Borden about drug criminalization for the October 14, 2016, episode of CounterSpin.
Faculty Strike in Pennsylvania Ends: Why Penn State Professors Were Absent From the Picket Lines
Penn State's faculty lack a union, pay transparency and job security. And faculty fear retaliation by the university's administration.
Waking Up in Hillary Clinton’s United States: Wall Street in the Saddle
In Hillary's US, Wall Street will still own Main Street.
Donald Trump Could Have Manufactured His Products in the US; He Chose China
For decades now, Americans have permitted plutocrats like Trump to get away with half-assed citizenship.
The Better Business Bureau Downgraded Wells Fargo; It’s Not Enough
What took so long? If we judged big banks by the same standards we apply to auto body shops or dry cleaners, they'd have all been discredited a long …
One of the Biggest Media Mergers Ever May Be on the Horizon
AT&T is an enormous internet gatekeeper with a horrible track record of overcharging you, limiting your choices and spying on you.