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Massachusetts Voters Urge Tax Fairness, Military Cuts to Avoid “Fiscal Cliff” and Protect Vital Programs
Boston, November 7, 2012 - By a three to one margin, Massachusetts voters yesterday sent a clear message to both Democrats and Republicans in Washington about the federal budget …

The Democratization of Wealth and the Era of Deepening Fiscal Crisis
Latest chapter from Gar Alperovitz's

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Re-Elected by a Landslide, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama won a second term by a landslide in the election; Democrats scored big in the Senate; marriage equality is legalized in Maine, …

Economic Update: “Profit Motives”
On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.

Green Party VP Cheri Honkala: “We Need Young People to Go Forward”
Green Party VP candidate Cheri Honkala visited Detroit this past Sunday, giving a multi-platform speech that called for movement building, whatever the outcome on Nov. 6.

State and National Innovators
Capital can and should be accumulated and managed in ways that provide individual citizens with an income stream from publicly backed investments.

Operation Caymans
"Will you support the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act to bring back $100 billion of lost offshore tax revenue a year, or will you let corporate pirates continue to …

I Vote Nation: Generation Vote
New video promo from I Vote Nation asks young people around the nation to vote on Election day because they are the future of this country.

Bill McKibben on Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: “If There Was Ever a Wake-up Call, This Is It”
“This thing is stitched together from elements natural and unnatural, and it seems poised to cause real havoc,” says Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org.

Economists’ Statement on Jobs
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.