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Out of Occupy, a New Populist Political Party Forms
Carl Gibson, co-founder of U.S. Uncut, is joining with other Occupy Wall Street organizers to launch a new populist political party.
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Billionaires… First They Came for the Economy
It's time to end America's oligonomy by rolling back the Reagan tax cuts and enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust act, so that corporations can't grow out-of-control and amass endless piles …
Fashion Faux Pas? Free Trade and Sweatshop Labor in Guatemala
Free-trade agreements have not delivered promised protections to workers, as the case of Guatemalan sweatshop labor illustrates.
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The Zombification of the West
The Western world has become tolerant of despotic policies. But will recognition of that passivity's root causes bring much-needed resistance?
Why Does More “Security” Keep Leading to More Violence Against Women?
In spite of efforts to commercialize it, March 8 International Women's Day is the day we recognize women's movements for gender equality.
Economic Update: Criticisms of Capitalism
Richard Wolff gives an updates on the GM recall scandal; corporations' push for secret courts; marijuana economics; Radio Shack closings; US workers leaving the labor force; and more.
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Developed Nations Give Up on Stopping Climate Change, Turn to Mitigating Impact, Largely Abandoning Third World
Inu00a0"Windfall," McKenzie Funk writes about those who would make money off of climate change, acknowledging the droll ironies of a society that can profit from its own self-destruction.
Richard D. Wolff | Obama’s Economic Significance
Putting a disarming smiley face on capitalism's depredations is the economic significance of the Obama administration.
The Danger in Giving Payday Lenders a Pass Because “Their Employees Are Nice”
A university professor has suggested that high-cost, predatory consumer loans should be given a “pass” because the employees are “friendly” and because consumer advocates are “out of touch.”
A Post-Austerity Agenda
Robert Pollin proposes a post-austerity policy agenda that lays out a clear path to job creation and lowering public debt - while advancing greater equality.