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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.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Teen Pregnancies Are Plummeting in New York City, and More
This drop likely has something to do with New York being one of only 21 states that allows minors to have access to contraceptive services.
Creative Finance: Leaving Felons in Charge of the Banks
The Obama administration's curious logic seems to be that shielding banks from investigation and prosecution builds trust in the institutions at the center of the financial crash.
Obama Administration Fails to Prosecute Banking Fraud to “Save the System”
James S. Henry commenting on PBS documentary
Economic Update: Economics and Banking
Updates on Gerard Depardieu's individual tax evasion, corporate tax evasion via profit repatriation, worst CEOs of 2012, and phony DC
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows More Damage From the Massive LIBOR Manipulation Scandal
In this week's On the News Segment: All eyes are on Boehner to see if he has control of his Party, more damage from the massive LIBOR manipulation scandal …
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Goldman Sachs’ Global Coup D’etat
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: The Bank of England, a key player in the ongoing Eurozone crisis, announced that former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney will be its …
Black Report: Craziness on Three Continents
Bill Black: Banks try to start a run on the banks in Ecuador.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Costly Uneven Development: Detroit
Updates on politicians' big business incomes after their government jobs and the debate over social security.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Spanish Bank Association Freezes Eviction Orders in Cases of “Extreme Hardship” Following Suicides, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two homeowners facing eviction in Spain have committed suicide prompting the Spanish banking association to freeze all eviction orders in cases of