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Austerity
Profit, Austerity and Criticizing the System
On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.
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The “Fix” Is In: Laying Bare Some Sequester Lies
We're told that we can't have the Post Office, decent health care, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
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Fear of US Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows
States are increasingly alarmed that they could become collateral damage in Washington's latest fiscal battle.
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How Congress Could Fix Its Budget Woes, Revisited: The Financial Transactions Tax Alternative
The tax could raise $1 trillion in new revenue per year.
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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