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Capitalism
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Should GM Get the Death Penalty for 57 Cent Premeditated Murder?
Executives at General Motors have answered the age-old question of how much is a life worth. A life is worth 57 cents.
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Joseph Stiglitz | Why Inequality Matters and What Can Be Done About It
The idea that one shouldn't worry about inequality because everyone will benefit as money trickles down, has been thoroughly discredited
Economic Update: Building Worker Co-Ops
Updates on Supreme Court McCutcheon decision on campaign financing, global meaning of French municipal elections, special impacts on women of raising minimum wages, and more.
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When Capitalism Fails, a Job Should Still Be a Right
Every American should have the right to a good-paying job that lets them provide for themselves and their families.
The Economics of Immiseration, the Politics of Seduction
The economics of immiseration would be impossible without the politics of seduction.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: College Students Are Increasingly Turning to Food Banks, and More
All around the world, people are talking about a basic minimum income, and what they're saying makes a lot of economic sense. To ensure everyone has a sense of …
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Higher Taxes on Higher Incomes
To avoid waste, reduce inequality and maintain some semblance of market efficiency, income taxes should be used to make money as meaningful to a millionaire as it is to …
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Envy and Jealousy? Gag Me With a Silver Spoon
Try to change your tune, plutocrats. Contrary to your fantasies, we are plagued by reality, not envy.
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What Comes After Capitalism?
The economy will crash again because we are so addicted to constant growth, and quarterly capitalism that the global financial elite will march us to the edge of the …
The Myth of Maximizing Shareholder Value
So many of the assertions made about “maximizing shareholder value” are false that they should be assumed to be a lie until proven otherwise.