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Koch Brothers Driving Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to Cut Out Venezuelan Oil
Greg Palast: Koch brothers could save two billion dollars a year if they can replace Venezuelan heavy crude crude with Canadian tar sands - one of the dirtiest sources …
US Economy “Stuck in the Mud”
Robert Pollin: Last quarter of 2012 had zero growth, wages were lower, unemployment higher as stock market hit record highs.
Financial Regulation and Cost Benefit Analysis for Whom?
Gerald Eptsein: Bloomberg News calls for a cost benefit analysis of financial regulations, but the question is, cost benefit for whom?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Reports Finds 44 Percent of Americans One Financial Shock Away From Ruin, and More
A stunning new report finds that 44% of Americans are just one financial shock away from complete ruin.
Warehouse Workers of America Walmart Contractor to Pay More Than $1 million in Stolen Wages
California has ordered a Southern California warehouse that processes merchandise for Walmart and other retailers to pay more than $1 million in stolen wages.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Considers Next Move on NLRB Appointment
Women are still struggling to find equality in the workplace; a senior Obama administration official tasked with closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, has been reassigned from his …
Economic Update: Beyond Austerity to Economic Democracy
Updates on global capital's devastating moves and on the FED's huge recent expansion of the money supply. Interview with Prof. Jan Rehmann: a Gramscian analysis of the Occupy movement.
Davos Still Pushes Failed Global Vision
Bill Black reports from Davos that the Global Competitiveness Report pushes countries towards even more deregulation - policies that helped trigger the crisis.
Seattle Teachers’ Boycott of High Stakes Tests Spreads
Educators nationwide support growing Seattle teacher boycott of high stakes tests.
Economists’ Statement on Regulation
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.