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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.
Socialist Economist Dimitris Kazakis: Syriza Has No Plan B
Economist Dimitris Kazakis discusses his views on the Syriza government's failings and the need for Greece to leave the eurozone.
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Welcome to the Era of Stop-Go Austerity
The recovery of 2013-2015, which is falsely viewed as a vindication of austerity, is likely to prove self-defeating.