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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congressional Negotiators Close to “Fast-Tracking” the TPP, and More
House and Senate negotiators are close to a deal on “fast-tracking” the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and more.
Chris Hedges: Credibility of the Ruling Elite Is Being Shredded
Chris Hedges says that while people are disgusted with the centers of power, unless there is a constructive alternative, any eruption will be nihilistic and could be fascist.
Chomsky: It Is All Working Quite Well for the Rich, Powerful
Noam Chomsky discusses Greece, one- and two-state solutions for Israel, really existing capitalism, debt, the social contract and more.
“There Is a War on Journalism”: Jeremy Scahill on NSA Leaks and New Investigative Reporting Venture
Six months ago, Glenn Greenwald published his first article about Edward Snowden's leaks from the National Security Agency in The Guardian newspaper.
How the Defeat of Trade Unionism Gave Rise to Low-Wage Jobs
Giant corporations like Walmart actively suppress unionization among workers.
Michael Hudson: Oligarchs Will Never Cancel Debts We Owe Them
This short video explains the history of debt jubilees and the role of private debt in the rise of oligarchies.
Despicable: Associated Builders & Contractors Protesting DOL Veteran and Disabled Worker Hiring Policy
On November 19th, the anti-worker association filed a request for an injunction against a new Department of Labor (DOL) rule which is intended to promote the hiring of veterans …
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Inequalities
Richard D. Wolff discusses capitalism's uneven development and more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Could Be Forced to Pay Billions for Crashing the Economy, and More
The banksters could be forced to pay tens of billions of dollars more in settlements for crashing our economy, and more.
Why JP Morgan Is JP Morgan
Which is to say, a basket case. Along with Citigroup, and Bank of America.