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Economy & Labor
Wall Street’s Stealth Tax Break
A tax break that could be the biggest in the US has never gotten its due.
Economic Update: Honest Economics
This episode provides updates on Ben Bernanke's new big-bucks finance job, and more.
Grayson on Money and Politics: “If We Do Nothing, We Can Kiss This Country Goodbye”
Grayson says he will “probably” run for US Senate in 2016.
Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor and Civil Rights Movements Join Forces
More than 60,000 workers walked off the job in more than 200 cities.
A Trade Rule That Makes It Illegal to Favor Local Business? Leak Shows TPP Would Do Just That
The leaked text is full of dense legal jargon. But a close reading makes its corporate agenda crystal clear.
Khalil Muhammad: To Stop Police Killings, Transform the Political Culture That Threatens Black Lives
Protests were held from coast to coast on Tuesday.
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Speaks at a San Fransciso McDonald’s Protest for $15 an Hour
Henry called on Hillary Clinton to support the $15 an hour campaign.
Doing the Unthinkable: Giant Gas Pipeline to Flank a New York Nuclear Power Plant
The Algonquin Pipeline expansion will come so close to the Indian Point nuclear power plant that experts say a rupture could cause a Fukushima-like catastrophe.
Tax (Break) Day
While corporations contribute less to federal revenues, individual Americans are making up the difference.
Populist Rhetoric Spreading in Greece
The Greek government has deployed a lot of populist and nationalist rhetoric lately, and eurocrats seem shocked.