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Fast-Food Workers Plan Wave of Strikes for 2016 Primaries
Starting with strike to coincide with Democratic debate, workers launched initiative to push candidates to support union rights, wages.
How “The Big Short” Shorts Audiences Hoping to Understand the 2008 Financial Crisis
“The Big Short” dramatizes the 2008 financial crisis and attempts to make viewers sympathize with its primary beneficiaries.
Can the Davos Rich Do More Than Talk?
Our global top 1 percent now have more wealth than the rest of the world combined.
Climate Insurgency After Paris
At COP21, the governments of the world made a promise to the people of the world - and immediately betrayed it.
The State of Our Economy: What It Needs vs. What Washington Is Willing to Do
The economy is likely to continue to grow at a weak pace in 2016, just as it did in 2015 and 2014.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Low Taxes on the Rich Have Furthered Inequality, and More
In today's On the News segment: Low taxes on the rich have made them much richer and have left the rest of us trying to catch up; Spokane, Washington, …
The Subprime Specter Returns: High Finance and the Growth of High-Risk Consumer Debt
Subprime lending is once again on the rise.
The US Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With “Limited Progress“
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.
Why the Rich Think They Should Rule
Donald Trump's presidential campaign personifies the view that wealth should rule.
Overdrawn and Overworked: How Banks Are (Still) Screwing Consumers With Overdraft Fees
If one doesn't have five dollars, how is that person going to pony up an extra $35 for an overdraft fee?