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Congress Can – and Should – Declassify the TPP
Members of Congress could share the secret TPP text with the US people.
Julian Assange on the TPP: Secretive Deal Isn’t About Trade, but Corporate Control
WikiLeaks published leaked chapters of the secret TPP.
Scott Walker Dumped as Chair of the Jobs Agency He Created
As allegations of cronyism and corruption engulf the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Gov. Scott Walker has been removed as chairman.
“The Art of the Gouge”: NYU as a Model for Predatory Higher Education
New York University has been operating as a real estate development or management business with a predatory higher education side venture.
A Tale of Two Supermarkets: One Transition Town’s Efforts to Respond to Gentrification
It takes much more than one project or policy to address gentrification. It takes a movement.
The Worst of All Possible Worlds: Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War?
Instead of the best of all possible worlds, the international community now faces an unholy trinity of authoritarian politics, cutthroat economics and Big Brother surveillance.
An Open Letter to Obama: If You Want Money for the Climate, Tax Wall Street
An innovative new tax could fund climate transition and help rebuild the social safety net. So why is the White House knocking it?
Capitalism Could Kill All Life on Earth
Capitalism is great at creating profits and products - but it doesn't care about environmental justice.
Economic Update: Austerity Resistance Rising
This episode provides updates on Seattle, and more.
Matt Taibbi: World’s Largest Banks Admit to Massive Global Financial Crimes, but Escape Jail (Again)
Five of the world's top banks will pay over $5 billion in fines.