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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Union Membership Is Declining, and More
In today's On the News segment: As union membership has taken a tumble in the US, the richest Americans are getting richer; Chinese chicken is being labeled as a …
Dean Baker | The Elites and the Rise of Donald Trump
It is worth considering what led to Trump's rise in the first place.
Economic Update: Listen, Professor Krugman
This episode provides updates on ride-share companies, and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Los Angeles Is Considering Taxing Millionaires to Help Homeless People, and More
In today's On the News segment: Los Angeles is considering taxing millionaires to help homeless people; global unemployment is expected to overtake 200 million people for the first time …
Brazil’s New Government Is Already Planning to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Poor
Brazil's new right-wing government plans to balance the budget by imposing austerity measures on the nation's poor people.
The Pentagon’s War on Accountability
The DoD is taking active measures to disguise how it is spending the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars it receives every year.
Obama Visits Vietnam to Promote the TPP
TPP appears to be a promise to countries in the Asian region to move production to boost their economies.
The BlackRock Dilemma: To End Short-Termism, Reform CEO Pay
CEOs play a central role in making the transition away from corporate short-termism toward long-term value.
Getting High on Interest Rates: What’s New at the Fed
The next rate hike could come as soon as June. This should have the country very worried.
Noam Chomsky Discusses the Hypocrisies of Capitalism in the Financial Capital of the World
Chomsky spoke at the New York Public Library last month about why the financial financial sector is basically tax-funded.