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Economy & Labor
Forty-Two Years Later, OSHA Approves Rule Protecting Workers From Silica
Businesses say new regulations are a job killer, costing far more than OSHA anticipates.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millionaires in New York Want to Pay Higher Taxes, and More
They have signed on to a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to make their temporary high tax rates permanent.
Easter 1916 at 100: Its Marxian Dimension
The 20th century was also marked by cataclysmic events in the Global South, not just Europe.
Economic Update: How Capitalism Changes Intimacy and Family
This episode provides updates on bankers' pay, and more.
ALEC-Backed Lawmakers Stymie Anti-Fracking and Pro-Pot Ballot Initiatives
Activists pushing anti-fracking and marijuana legalization ballot initiatives in Michigan are being held up by state lawmakers.
Frances Moore Lappé: Why I’m Facing Arrest to Get Money Out of Politics
On April 11, thousands of marchers with Democracy Spring will arrive in the nation's capital.
The Political Economy of Argentina’s Settlement With the Vulture Funds
The lesson from this is the importance of national economic sovereignty for middle-income countries.
Climate-Change-Denying Lawyer Is Revealed to Be Working for Coal Company
Leading climate change deniers and the biggest defenders of coal are funded by the industry.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Several Industries’ Sole Purpose Is Exploiting the Poor, and More
Without some big changes to our United States Congress, scamming poor people for money will remain a lucrative business model.
Denouncing Free College in the Name of the Poor
Oddly enough, media “experts” present their fight against free higher education as advocacy for the poor.