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Austerity
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The Wrecking Crew Is Winning
The Republican Congress is holding the economy hostage.
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In the US, Austerity Could Be Disastrous
Paul Krugman: Fiscal austerity is the difference between where we are now and an unemployment rate not much above 6 percent. It's a policy disaster.
Ecuador Chooses Stimulus over Austerity
As Ecuador votes for new president, the stimulus policies of current president Correa have kept Ecuador out of recession.
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Let’s Stop Making Migration a Crime
Guest worker programs have been called “close to slavery.”
Lessons from Megabanks’ Megascandals
Updates on global capital's devastating moves and on the FED's huge recent expansion of the money supply.
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EU Steers Adult Ed Toward Training, Away From Learning
The EU Agenda for Adult Learning, conceived within the context of its master concept of Lifelong Learning, is all about employability and not much about
How Congress Could Fix Its Budget Woes, Permanently
The US could issue its credit directly to fund its own budget, just as our forebears did in the colonies.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arkansas Law Signals Revival of Debtors’ Prisons in US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Vermont leads the fight to protect unions, and more.
The USPS Media #FAIL
The Post Office is not the latest victim of the digital age - it's the latest victim of the conservative war on unions.
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Protesters Confront CEO and “Fix the Debt” Leader over Corporate Tax Breaks
Protesters from a new grassroots