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Economy & Labor
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Widening Longevity Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Cause for Concern, and More
The average low-income American will die more than a decade sooner than their high-income equivalent.
Flint and Haiti: A Tale of Two Rivers, a Tale of Two Crimes
Efforts to fix the water crises in Flint, Michigan, and Haiti must address the underlying injustices that created them.
Is Professional Expertise or Politics Driving Economists’ View of Hillary and Bernie?
Bullet-point financial reform proposals are either too simple or too vague. Lynn Parramore discusses with Ed Kinane.
Maya Schenwar | To Make Health Care for All a Reality, Stop Killing People
Much of our tax money that could be funding universal health care is instead funneled toward prisons, policing and war.
Economic Update: Capitalism Is the Problem
This episode provides updates on the oil market, and more.
Friedrichs Reprieve, but We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Now the court looks deadlocked, Friedrichs will be reargued after a ninth justice is confirmed.
TTIP of the Iceberg: Consumer Concerns Could Sink the US-EU Trade Agreement
Although negotiators tout the TTIP as the vanguard of a “new generation” of trade agreements, in reality it is built upon old trade rules.
Bailout Architect: Dodd-Frank Won’t Stop Another “Reactor Meltdown“
The financial reforms won't prevent federal officials from extending publicly-funded emergency lifelines to industry actors.
US Farmers Allege Deception by Agrochemical Giant: The Case Against Syngenta
Farmers allege Syngenta willfully deceived them in order to continue profiting from the sale of genetically modified corn.
Why Americans Like Socialism
Americans overwhelmingly support either pure socialism, or at least the next best thing - Swedish-style social democracy.