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Economy & Labor

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Google Hid Money Offshore to Dodge $2 Billion in Taxes, and More

Students at one of the last free universities in the US rebel against Cooper Union’s plans to start charging tuition, and more.
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Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
December 10, 2012
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Economy & Labor

“Your Governments Have Failed You”: Syrian-American Student Calls for Climate Justice

Speaking on behalf of youth organizations, Munira Sibai criticized the actions of world leaders as she addressed the UN Climate Change Conference.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy NOW!
December 10, 2012
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Economy & Labor

The Regional Restructuring of the American Continent

Americans committed to a renewal of democracy are likely to discover this can only be meaningfully achieved in units of scale smaller than a continent.
by
Gar Alperovitz,
Democracy Collaborative Press
December 6, 2012
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Economy & Labor

Economic Update: Inconvenient Economic Truths

Updates on unpaid law clerks, Buffett’s minimum tax on high incomes, and CBO report on medical care costs and federal deficits.
by
Richard D. Wolff,
Truthout
December 6, 2012
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Economy & Labor

Reporting on Sweatshops When Your Boss Is in the Sweatshop Business

ABC World News has done two pretty tough reports from Brian Ross on the horrible fire at the Tazreen garment factory in Bangladesh that killed 114 workers. On…
by
Peter Hart,
FAIR Blog
December 4, 2012
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Economy & Labor

On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Study Shows Carbon Emissions Up 3 Percent From Last Year, and More

Walmart drops thousands of part-time employees from its health insurance plan in the week after widespread protests against the retail giant, and more.
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Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
December 3, 2012
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Economy & Labor

Organizing McDonalds and Walmart, and Why Austerity Economics Hurts Low-Wage Workers the Most

What does the drama in Washington over the u201cfiscal cliffu201d have to do with strikes and work stoppages among Americau2019s lowest-paid workers at Walmart, McDonaldu2019s, Burger King, and…
by
Robert Reich,
Robert Reich's Blog
December 3, 2012
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Economy & Labor

Why the Fiscal Cliff Is a Scam

The fiscal cliff is a scam – so says Professor James K. Galbraith.
by
Paul Jay,
The Real News Network
November 30, 2012
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Economy & Labor

New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour

Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
by
Jaisal Noor,
The Real News Network
November 30, 2012
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Economy & Labor

On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More

As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage.
by
Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
November 29, 2012
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