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Economy & Labor
Syriza’s Dead End: Greece’s Debt and the Elections
Syriza and its supporters committed to an electoral path of change. When that path failed, Greeks were already demobilized.
A Spoiled Deal: How a Dispute Over Dairy Helped Sidetrack the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A deal-breaker for negotiaters during Hawaii talks on the TPP seems to have been dairy products.
New York City Credit Unions Give Mom-and-Pop Stores a Chance, Despite Gentrification
They're a lifeline to business owners in gentrifying neighborhoods, but these credit unions have struggles of their own.
Some Domestic Workers Face Double Abuse
The double abuse of domestic workers arises from the lack of labor protections, economic shortages and migration status.
Growing Class Divide on Airplanes Represents the US’s Larger Divide
The indulgences the other first class passengers and I got came at the expense of everyone else flying that day... It felt too familiar.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The 2016 Race Will Likely Set a Campaign Spending Record, and More
Outside spending groups have flooded the 2016 race with more than $25 million.
Chevron May Yet Have to Pay Billions for Its Ecuadorian Catastrophe
Ecuadorian and Canadian court rulings against Chevron for polluting the Amazon's waterways may hold the company accountable.
These Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why 1.5 Million US Families Live on $2 a Day
H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of the poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty.
Economic Update: Puerto Rico as the United States’ Greece
This episode provides updates on homeless school children, and more.
The Greek Bailout: Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory
The Greek bailout terms were a defeat for Greece and a victory for Germany, but the costs may be more than the victor can bear.