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Capitalism
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Media: Play Fair With Economic Reporting on Greece
The Greek government is projecting a return to growth in 2014, a forecast supported by the International Monetary Fund, but some mainstream media outlets are reporting one agency's forecast …
Walmart Seems Like a Deal, but Have You Crunched the Numbers?
Walmart seems like a deal, but have you crunched the numbers? A video interview by Ted Asregadoo.
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Actually Existing Capitalism: Wrecking Societies for the Benefit of Big Capital and the Super-Rich
The evidence suggests that capitalism has become wholly predatory and has given up all pretense of being socially responsible.
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How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education as a Money-Making Machine
Why are Wall Street types investing in local school board elections? Just follow the money.
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Preparing a Goldilocks Economy: Getting the Minimum Wage Just Right
Saving the US economy begins with increasing the minimum wage, says economist Jeffrey Sommers.
Chris Hedges: Credibility of the Ruling Elite Is Being Shredded
Chris Hedges says that while people are disgusted with the centers of power, unless there is a constructive alternative, any eruption will be nihilistic and could be fascist.
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In Depth: Journal Retracts Independent Study Linking Monsanto GMO Corn to Cancer in Rats
A year after a French study appeared to link GMOs and cancer, a respected American journal has retracted the study under pressure, reigniting a global debate about biotechnology's affect …
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November Job Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 7.0 Percent
The number of people involuntarily working part-time fell sharply in November.
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.