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Economic Update: “Democracy at Work”
Updates on European crisis (creative Spanish anti-austerity politics, Mondragon avoids worst of crisis, suicides in response to crisis), Chilean students' strike against privatized education as bad education.
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Bob Pollin: Full Employment and the Swedish Model
Bob Pollin: In the quest for a short term solution to the crisis, there is a lot to learn from Swedish social-democracy.
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The Greek Grassroots Challenge the Politics of Austerity
Authors Harrison and Landy recently returned from a trip to Greece, where they met with activists and others to gain a better understanding of the popular upsurge against the …
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Changing Wealth Ownership to Reduce Inequality
New proposals to broaden the ownership of wealth are increasingly commonplace - and given the growing discontent, appear all but certain to continue to grow in number and refinement.
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Bob Pollin: How Do We Get Back to Full Employment?
Bob Pollin, author of Back to Full Employment, begins a series examining whether full employment is possible and how to get there.
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Wall St. “Cheetahs” and the Financial Transaction Tax
The recent stock market volatility could have been restricted by a tax on transactions that would make the small quick score less attractive.
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“An Extreme Choice”: Embracing Ayn Rand, GOP VP Pick Paul Ryan Backs Dismantling New Deal
Ryan is chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee and architect of a controversial budget plan to cut federal spending by more than $5 trillion over the next …
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The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble
TIm A. Wise: US food reserves at a historic low as biofuels, climate change and speculation exacerbate food crisis.
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Economic Update: “The Public’s Health and Economics”
Updates on extremes in Spain's crisis, Paul Ryan as VP candidate, US Justice Dept drops case against Goldman-Sachs, college costs crisis, and fast-rising food prices. Interview with Prof. Carles …
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Trillion Dollar Tax Havens, Inequality and Recession (Part II)
James Henry: Vast amounts of money avoid taxes and productive investment.