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Austerity
The Republican War on the Poor and Vulnerable
Republicans' austerity for the poor causes real people to feel real pain.
The ABCs of Austerity: Adult Literacy Classes Face Budget Axe
If funding isn't reinstated, people will lose access to classes.
Puerto Rico Needs Help: Unelected Fiscal Board Pushes Austerity as Island Continues Slow Recovery
It's been almost eight months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and at least 30,000 homes still lack power.
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Amazon’s New Store of the Future
In Puerto Rico’s Highlands, Hurricane Maria Has Exploded Fault Lines of Poverty and Austerity
A look at the ways austerity has exacerbated the crisis caused by Hurricane Maria.
Austerity, Divestment and Irma: Juan González on Why 300,000 in Puerto Rico Are Without Power
Parts of Puerto Rico could be without electricity for up to six months,.
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In an Aging Nation, Single-Payer Is the Alternative to Dying Under Austerity
The process of aging and dying should not be exploited for profit.
William Rivers Pitt | We Are Not Broke: Trashing the Austerity Lies
We are not broke. Our national priorities are merely broken.
Caught Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Effects of Greece’s Loss of Sovereignty
Greece's pseudo-leftist government is pandering to the neoliberal elite instead of leading a revolt against them.
Freeing Up the Rich to Exploit the Poor — That’s What Trump and Brexit Are About
A bonfire of public protections is being lit in Britain and in the United States — and the beneficiaries of it will be the very rich.