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For Families of People Living With Mental Illness, Police “Support” Is Not the Solution
We need to radically reimagine what safety looks like.
Iceland’s Success Story
The nation that was supposed to be ground zero for financial disaster was actually having a milder crisis than others.
Report Suggests 500 Additional Suicides in Ireland Under Austerity
In an indictment of the austerity implemented on both sides of the Atlantic, a study finds Ireland counted 500 more suicides during the recession.
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US Austerity Politics: One State’s Attempt to Destroy Democracy and the Environment
Something is rotten in the state of Michigan.
The Long-Politicized Debate Over Austerity
The debate over business-cycle economics has always been a left-right thing.
Protesters Press Secluded G7 Leaders on Harmful Policies, From Austerity to Dirty Coal
The G7 is holding talks in a secluded castle in Germany.
Anti-Austerity Sentiments Spread Beyond Greece
The bigger question is what transpires a year or two after Grexit, when the real risk to the euro isn't that Greece fails, but that it succeeds.
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ALEC Wants to Educate High Schoolers on Balanced Budgets and Fiscal Austerity
The right-wing push to amend the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget is gaining momentum.
Mark Crispin Miller: Neoliberalism and Its Impacts on Free Speech, Education and Democracy
Mark Crispin Miller discusses neoliberal doctrine and his new series, "Forbidden Bookshelf."
Economic Update: Austerity Resistance Rising
This episode provides updates on Seattle, and more.