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Austerity, the Euro Crisis and the US
Dean Baker: Austerity policy hitting a dead end, threat to US is a sovereign default leading to financial crisis. TRANSCRIPT: PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real …
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“We Need to Make a Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
In his new book, “Beyond Outrage,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: "To the Occupiers, and all others …
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“A Political Implosion”: Anti-Austerity Parties Win Historic French and Greek Elections
Voters in Europe have supported anti-austerity candidates in landmark victories. In France’s presidential election, François Hollande was elected as the first Socialist to lead France in 17 years. Greek …
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Economic Update: US Banks Are Invading the Payday Loan Industry
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally, in relation to the economic crisis. In this week's show, Wolff …
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Violence, USA: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
One of the things that I am trying to say in this piece is that war has become one of our most vaunted and cherished national values. What I …
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Toni Morrison: On Love and Writing
Toni Morrison seems always to be in two worlds. There is the visible world, bustling around her, and there is the world of her novels, whose characters tell us …
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Thousands Join May Day March for Workers Rights in New York
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Bankers Assault Financial Reform
Guest: Gerald Epstein is codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and Professor of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University. He has published widely …
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May Day Special on OWS, Immigration, Labor Protests: “No Work, No Shopping, Occupy Everywhere”
As Occupy Wall Street plans nationwide protests marking International Workers Day, or May Day, we discuss the movement with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Chris Hedges; Amin Husain, editor of Tidal …
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Ahead of May Day, David Harvey Details Urban Uprisings From Occupy Wall Street to the Paris Commune
On Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers' Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the …