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Economy & Labor
Unequal Influence: There Are Politicians Who Work on Behalf of Corporations and Those Who Work on Behalf of Humans
(Image: JR / Truthout) The people have got to know if their president is a crook,” U.S. President Richard Nixon told a national television audience on November …
The Purpose of a Free Press
(Image: JR / Truthout) In researching this book, I ran across an astonishing piece of writing from our nation’s early years. It’s a fitting prologue for this …
Wall Street Greed, Personified
Trader on the BBC says Eurozone market will crash, and he's looking forward to it.
Kucinich to Occupy Wall Street: Don’t Forget the War (2)
Bearing the Weight (2)
Afghans have no choice but to be resilient: A look at the challenges and successes of one of Afghanistan's 700,000 people left disabled by violence.
REVOLT! Dennis Trainor Jr. Live at Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza
Got Class Warfare? Occupy Wall Street Now!
Class warfare has once again entered the vocabulary of mainstream national politics, but with a strange twist.
“The Whole World Is Watching!” “Enough!” Shouts Occupy Wall Street
New York City - Wednesday, October 5 constituted the largest mass action so far in support of the Occupy Wall Street activists who have established a base camp in …
Free Trade Is Ravaging National Economies
(Image: JR / Truthout) Equal trade, fair trade, honest, decent trade requires reasonable balance between trading partners and strong domestic economies. When that happens, Adam Smith’s model …
Unequal Wealth
(Image: JR / Truthout) In the absence of the controls recommended by the Founders and early state regulation, corporations have continued to grow in size and power …