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Economy & Labor
We’re Asking the Wrong Question About the Debt Ceiling
Just in time for Halloween, the specter of a nation-paralyzing debt crisis threatens to rise once again from the crypt of bad ideas.
Economic Update: Teaching High School Economics
This episode provides updates on abuse of tax havens, and more.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Averts Devastating Cuts but Lets Pentagon Sidestep Caps
If the budget deal is approved, a new Pentagon slush fund would enable the military budget to rise even further above legislated caps.
With Boehner Gone, Nothing Stands Between Wall Street and the Tea Party Disaster It Created
As a friend of big business and guard against the Tea Party fringe, House Speaker John Boehner will be missed by Wall Street.
The Threat of Extreme Inequality
The people who brought you the financial crisis are trying to buy the chance to do it all over again.
Why Slower Money Is the Key to a Real Economic Recovery
New organizations are financing businesses in a way that creates real wealth. Here's how they can challenge Wall Street.
Is Bernie Sanders Dangerous to Socialism?
The presidential candidate falsely equates liberal, social democratic institutions, like Social Security, with socialism.
How Obama Could Beat the Debt Ceiling and Go Out a Hero
The debt ceiling could be eliminated for good, by restoring to the government its constitutional authority to create money.
Children With Incarcerated Parents Played Key Role in Phone Justice Victory
Sharing heartfelt stories about calling loved ones in jail, kids played a central role in the campaign for prison phone justice.
Postal Banks Are People’s Banks: Six Things to Know About Postal Banking
To make postal banking happen requires a broad, mass coalition willing to keep pushing the issue regardless of the outcome of the 2016 elections.