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Economy & Labor
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super-Rich Don’t Make Money by Hard Work, and More
For most of our lives, we've been taught that hard work pays off, but most of the super-rich don't make their money by working hard, and more.
Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions
South Carolina is a high-poverty state with a racially diverse population. And, like many comparable states across the Deep South, SC is a right to work state.
The Enemies of Economic Stimulus
Private enterprises, the military and the super-rich are among those buying politicians and hurting the working class.
The Power of Co-Ops
Co-Ops can be a successful and economically viable option for artists and workers in expensive cities.
Ralph Nader on TPP, GM Recall, Nuclear Power and the “Unstoppable” Left-Right Anti-Corporate Movement
Ralph Nader discusses his latest book, “Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State.”
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Unraveling?
President Obama returns from East Asia empty-handed after Japan rejects bilateral agreement - but if the TPP moves forward, will it be in the interest of most Americans?
In Landmark Ruling, US Ordered to Release Memo Behind Targeted Killings of US Citizens
In a major development chipping away at the secrecy of the Obama administration's drone wars, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to release a legal memo that …
Why the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement is Helping Derail Obama’s Trade Agenda
As President Obama departs on his long-delayed trip to Asia, his job-killing trade agenda is being blocked by “fast track” bills that ironically were supposed to railroad trade agreements …
Economic Update: Culture and Economics
Updates on public power in Nebraska; Earth Day; Coca Cola's misleading advertisement; closing hospitals; and more.
Greek Politics Four Years After the Financial Crisis
Leo Panitch on the left Coalition: Syriza and the struggle against austerity.