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We Poisoned Kids in Flint to Keep Their Parents From Having Jobs
The immediate impact of higher spending would be to employ more workers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Can Pay for Social Programs by Eliminating Corporate Welfare, and More
Using our tax dollars to pay for the things our country needs is not giving away “free stuff.”
Clipping the United States’ Hedge Funds
Activists are taking on the billionaire financiers who are driving inequality and corrupting our politics.
Economic Update: Good for Profits, Bad for Society
This episode provides updates on pension struggles, and more.
Pennsylvania Nurses Catch Organizing Fever
Instead of hoping to find better working conditions, Philadelphia-area nurses are ready to raise standards throughout the city.
Peabody Energy: The Fall of the World’s Biggest Public Coal Company
When is Peabody going to declare bankruptcy?
Democracy and Decentralization: UK Labour Leaders Reframe Socialism for the 21st Century
To start a dialogue about public ownership in the US, progressives should follow the example of the UK's Labour Party leaders.
Trump Employees Vote to Unionize, Protest in Nevada
Some 500 Trump International workers have organized a protest to coincide with this week's GOP caucuses.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy’s for Rejecting Fairer Standards for Farmworkers
Organizers are calling for Wendy's to join the Fair Food Program and respect the rights of farmworkers.
The Four Economists’ Big Letter
While I support the Sanders' campaign, I am sympathetic to the four CEA chairs' criticisms of the Friedman analysis.