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An Open Letter to the 3.5%
The planet itself, to say nothing of the overwhelming majority of human beings, can no longer live with the killer that is global corporate capitalism in our midst.
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Down the Up Escalator
Garson explains the whole securitized, derivatized implosion of the economy in a way thatu2019s easy to follow and puts the blame where it belongs.
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Ten Outrages and Crazy Statements by Right-Wingers This Week: Pope Provokes Free-Market Freakout
Before the Thanksgiving floats, there was the usual parade of right-wing nuts this week, many of whom became apoplectic after Pope Francis’ much-publicized Joy of the Gospel document, which …
Is the Pope Getting the Catholics Ready for an Economic Revolution? (Maybe He Read Marx)
Could it be that Pope Francis' new criticism of Capitalism could be the echoes of atheist economic philosopher Karl Marx.
The Pope Slams “Tyranny” of Capitalism and “Idolatry of Money,” But Opposes Shift on Women, Abortion
Pope Francis has used his first major written work to attack capitalism as a “new tyranny,” while urging global leaders to fight poverty and inequality.
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Switzerland Shows US How to Handle CEOs
In Switzerland a petition from 100,000 people, or about 1.25 percent of the population, creates a public referendum. By this means, last March, Swiss voters created strict limits on …
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Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland
Dollars to doughnuts, the CEOs who are demanding their employees sacrifice their Thanksgiving celebrations with family are big “family values” guys.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: ALEC Wants to Kill Obamacare, and More
The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing new legislation to prevent insurance companies from accepting subsidies under the healthcare law, and more.
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Germany’s Policies Become an Economic Anchor
The Germans are outraged, outraged at the United States Treasury Department, whose “Semiannual Report On International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies” says some negative things about how German macroeconomic …
McDonald’s, Hollande and Future Government
With the undermining of the traditional trust-based brand, economic theory predicted two things would happen.