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From Paris to Raqqa
The Paris terror attacks prompt lawmakers on Capitol Hill to take aim at refugees and encryption.
Kochs’ Push for Criminal Legal Reform Is Aimed at Protecting Corporate Lawbreakers
The Kochs appear to want to change sentencing laws to help protect themselves and their ilk.
Massive Rolling Strikes Shut Down Quebec
Public sector workers carried out rolling one-day strikes across Quebec in October and November.
Caricatures and Labor Force Distortions
People should know that their image of France, and Europe in general, is really, really wrong.
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.