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A New Right to Secrecy for Companies Must Be Rejected
While trade secrets protection is a legitimate objective, this directive goes way too far and should be rewritten.
Economic Update: Worker Co-ops — Why and How
This episode provides updates on China's rising wages, and more.
Largest Pay Raise for US Workers in History? New York and California Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike
Advocates are calling it one of the largest pay raises for US workers in the history of the country.
How the Supreme Court Made Economic Inequality a Whole Lot Worse
The Supreme Court of recent memory has enhanced a powerful minority at the expense of the majority.
TPP Under Fire in the US as Other Signatories Advance Toward Ratification
Other countries have been pressing forward to ratify the TPP since the deal's signature in February.
The Blue State Model: How the Democrats Created a “Liberalism of the Rich“
If the Democrats are now the party of inequality, then what in the world are the Republicans?
Forty-Two Years Later, OSHA Approves Rule Protecting Workers From Silica
Businesses say new regulations are a job killer, costing far more than OSHA anticipates.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millionaires in New York Want to Pay Higher Taxes, and More
They have signed on to a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to make their temporary high tax rates permanent.
Easter 1916 at 100: Its Marxian Dimension
The 20th century was also marked by cataclysmic events in the Global South, not just Europe.
Economic Update: How Capitalism Changes Intimacy and Family
This episode provides updates on bankers' pay, and more.