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Economy & Labor
Some Domestic Workers Face Double Abuse
The double abuse of domestic workers arises from the lack of labor protections, economic shortages and migration status.
Growing Class Divide on Airplanes Represents the US’s Larger Divide
The indulgences the other first class passengers and I got came at the expense of everyone else flying that day... It felt too familiar.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2016 Race Will Likely Set a Campaign Spending Record, and More
Outside spending groups have flooded the 2016 race with more than $25 million.
Chevron May Yet Have to Pay Billions for Its Ecuadorian Catastrophe
Ecuadorian and Canadian court rulings against Chevron for polluting the Amazon's waterways may hold the company accountable.
These Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why 1.5 Million US Families Live on $2 a Day
H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of the poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty.
Economic Update: Puerto Rico as the United States’ Greece
This episode provides updates on homeless school children, and more.
The Greek Bailout: Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory
The Greek bailout terms were a defeat for Greece and a victory for Germany, but the costs may be more than the victor can bear.
Inside Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up: From Early Climate Change Researcher to Climate Denier
ExxonMobil's own research confirmed the role of fossil fuels in global warming decades ago.
Time for the Nuclear Option: Raining Money on Main Street
Virtually all money today is created as bank debt, but people can no longer take on more debt.
Maker of Tylenol Had a Plan to Block Tougher Regulation
Filings describe an unreported lobbying campaign to protect its iconic painkiller.