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Low Wages and High Unemployment Are Paralyzing the Global Economy
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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
On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World’s Poor, and More
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy, United Nations is calling for a new social safety net for the world's poor, tens of thousands …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 250 Walmart Workers and Sympathizers From Southern California Walked Out on the Job Thursday, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than 250 Walmart workers and sympathizers from Southern California walked out on the job Thursday - and held a rally to draw …