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In general, if you become CEO of a big company, you're pretty much guaranteed lucrative employment for as long as you want it, regardless of your performance. This is …
“The Paragraph Began to Self-Delete”: Did NSA Hack Computer of Snowden Biographer and Edit Book Draft?
Is the National Security Agency breaking into computers and tampering with unpublished manuscripts?
Europe’s Failed Mission Facilitated by Mr. Barroso & Co.
Current European politics is infused with laissez-faire economic ideology despite this orientation's lack of legitimacy given the absence of a meaningful democratic debate on the subject in recent years.
Economic Update: This System Does Not Work
Richard D. Wolff gives an economic update on the Olympics; Chicago university faculty strike; Chevron's contempt; Gallup poll on unemployment; and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Raising the Minimum Wage Could Decrease Jobs for Low-Wage Workers, and More
The Department of Homeland Security wants to keep a record of where you drive your car.
The Social Value of Finance
What is missing, Rahman argues, is any actual consideration of the social value of finance in general and financial innovation in particular.
Thomas Friedman Escaped and Is Writing About Economics Again
Thomas Friedman is loose in Silicon Valley, the economic hub best known for colluding to rip off its workers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Workers at a Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee Voted Against Joining a Union, and More
Workers at a Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted against joining the United Auto Workers union, and more.
Hundreds Protest Tax Breaks for Twitter, Tech Companies
Hundreds of protesters picketed Twitter's offices because of an exceptionally generous tax break it receives from San Francisco.
The Economics of the 1%: Deficit Disorders and Debt Delirium
John Weeks: A fundamental misconception of neoliberal economics is that governments need to balance their budgets like a household.