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A Teaser to ‘The Empire of Poverty’: The First Volume of The People’s Book Project
The truth is that if most economists understood the global economy, and knew the u2018correctu2019 choices to make, we wouldnu2019t be where we currently are.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: JPMorgan Has Agreed to a $13 Billion Settlement With the Justice Department, and More
JPMorgan has agreed to a $13 billion dollar settlement over the fraudulent sale of mortgage backed securities, and more.
“Mayor 1%” Rahm Emanuel vs. The 99%
TRNN interviews "Mayor 1%" author Kari Lydersen about Rahm Emanuel's battles with Chicago's 99%.
Economic Stagnation Haunts US
Recognition of capitalist stagnation may have u201cmoved into the mainstreamu201d in the U.S., but Washington certainly does not seem to have a solution other than soldiering on as long …
Inequality Diminishes America’s Freedom
How free are you when you're paid poverty wages? Not very free at all.
Economic Update: Learning From History
Updates on key economic causes of Obamacare difficulties, risks of global deflation, Madrid's garbage strike, and the $13 billion settlement with JP Morgan Chase. Interview with Prof Sheila D. …
TPP Exposed: WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Trade Text to Rewrite Copyright Laws, Limit Internet Freedom
WikiLeaks has published the secret text to part of the biggest US trade deal in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Wikileaks Exposes the TPP as a Capitulation to Corporate Interests
Kevin Zeese: Obama administration's Fast Track authority plan derailed by bipartisan outrage.
Chris Hedges: Jeremy Hammond Exposed State’s Plan to Criminalize Democratic Dissent
Christopher Hedges, on the sentencing of Jeremy Hammond, says there will be no free press without figures like Hammond and Manning
Thom Hartmann on “The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It”
Could the US face another economic collapse? Writer and broadcaster Thom Hartmann looks back at past financial crises and comes to a startling conclusion.