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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Rigging of Libor Upped Homeowners’ Mortgage Repayments, and More
In today's On the News segment: Japanese company's looming purchase of 70 percent of Sprint will be largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company, and more.
Koch Brothers Among US Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day
In an article published by In These Times magazine, labor journalist Mike Elk examines the contents of a voter information packet that Koch Industries sent to tens of thousands …
Low Wages and High Unemployment Are Paralyzing the Global Economy
The drive to be more
Economic Update: Economics Means Different Theories and Analyses
Updates focus on the economics of public vs charter schools and Walmart as capitalist "success story." A major discussion of economic theories that celebrate vs theories that criticize capitalism. …
Walmart Workers in 12 States Stage Historic Strikes, Protests Against Workplace Retaliation
Wal-Mart workers have launched historic labor protests and strikes across 28 stores in 12 states, the first retail worker strike in the companyu2019s 50-year history.
As Bain Ships Jobs to China, Bainport Protesters Arrested for Blocking Illinois Factory’s Closure
Police have arrested three people for blocking the removal of equipment from the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Illinois.
Fueling the Food Crisis
Tim A. Wise: Bio-fuels are driving up the price of food everywhere and costing developing countries billions.
Enterprising Cities: Left, Right and Center
The basic principle at work in municipally owned real estate development is that appreciation of land should be turned to public advantage. In many communities, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) …
Suspicious Documents or Suspicious Suspects?
Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez discusses how the situation in Arizona for the Mexican population is not just an issue collateral damage, but Indian removal.
Killing the Kids That Don’t Need to Die
Someone should put to Obama and Romney the same question: u201cWhy are we killing the kids that donu2019t need to die?u201d