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Rick Wolff: A Cure for Capitalism?
Employment's up, wealth's up, but the benefits of both are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State Judge Has Struck Down Mayor Bloomberg’s Supersize Soda Ban, and More
A New York state judge has struck down Mayor Bloomberg's supersize soda ban.
Income Inequality Goes Viral
Over the weekend, a YouTube video breaking down income inequality in America went viral.
Economic Update: Capitalism, Critiques and Alternatives
Updates on defeats for Walmart, recovery for the tiny minority, Qatar royalty buys, and European moves to limit exec pay and tax financial transactions. Analysis of capitalism's history, its …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Already Feeling the Pinch of Austerity, and More
Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity; Republican lawmakers in Texas don't care if …
Laura Flanders Talks to Gar Alperovitz about the Next American Revolution
Why is it that Gar Alperovitz says we may be witnessing the prehistory of the next American Revolution?
Sequestration: Fourth Austerity Shoe Drops
Economist Bill Black: Both parties have conspired to bring us a disaster; Obama's sequestration plan gives cuts without blame.
80th Anniversary of Roosevelt and the New Deal
Professors Jennifer Taub and John Weeks discuss President Roosevelt's policy of saving the economy from the ground up.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Justice Antonin Scalia Describes Key Provision in Voting Rights Act as a “Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement,” and More
During oral arguments about Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia described the key provision as a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.”
Saru Jayaraman on Justice for Restaurant Workers
Activist Saru Jayaraman marches with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet, and talks about how we can best support their right to a fair wage.