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Economy & Labor
The Brick Wall of Poverty
I do not wish to be one of the people that many deem as someone who may fail simply because of their own failure to push themselves.
Keeping Faith in Democracy
"Democracy has been meant to remove the artificial constraints, poverty is the huge artificial constraint on human thought and action," says author Marilynne Robinson.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Number One in Violence, and More
In today's On the News segment: Violence is one of the only reasons the US finds itself at the top of any charts, and more.
Economic Update: Economic Realities
This episode covers updates on Walmart shifts medical insurance costs onto US, payday loans, US child poverty and Obama versus workers' needs.
Shifting Syria Threats
How do you assess disproportionate harm when this entire assault on Syria is disproportionate and premised on undefined threats?
Is Mass Capitalism the Wave of the Future?
Mulay offers a fresh approach to America's myriad economic problems.
If Only the Washington Post Could Get Its Hand on the Social Security Trustees Report
To those in the real world, people losing their jobs and losing their homes, would be the big story.
International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings Focus on Inclusiveness and Global Job Growth
The United Nations voted in September to challenge predatory financial behavior by beginning a dialogue on a global bankruptcy process.
From Indigenous Socialism to Colonial Capitalism, Examining Native History of a Settler State
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of "An Indigenous People's History of the United States," argues that an understanding of the history of the settler state is essential.
Campaigners Call for “One Fair Wage” to Help End Sexual Harassment for Tipped Restaurant Workers
A new report finds up to 90 percent of women working restaurant jobs that depend on tips have experienced workplace sexual harassment.