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Economy & Labor
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash and the $10 Trillion Bail-In
In uncertain times, "cash is king," but central bankers are systematically moving to eliminate that option.
Silk Roads, Night Trains and the Third Industrial Revolution in China
China is turbo charging toward a third industrial revolution. What does Washington think of this?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Is Still a Problem in the US, and More
The racial makeup of neighborhoods in Baltimore is "the most significant predictor of whether a [mortgage] loan gets made."
Rejecting Campus Consensus, MIT Cozies Up to Fossil Fuels
MIT has ignored its own campus to appease fossil fuel companies - and that should worry us all.
Why Free Higher Education Can’t Wait
If we want to end economic inequality and build a better future, we need higher education to be free.
Economic Update: Big vs. Small Business
This episode provides updates on Japan's Recession, and more.
Another Money Is Possible: Holland Leads Experiment in Basic Income
The relationship between money and work seems increasingly defunct.
After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op – and They Own It
For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food.
The Golden Years Gap
Just 100 CEOs have as much saved up for retirement as 50 million American families combined.
President Obama’s Forum: High Theater on High Drug Prices
Any honest discussion of high drug prices should include some consideration of alternative financing mechanisms.