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The Real Illness Plaguing US Healthcare: Inequality
The lens of real estate and finance gives us an interesting look at how our healthcare system is part and parcel of an edifice that enables the rich to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want To Hold Our Economy Hostage Again, and More
Republicans want to hold our economy hostage again, but they may not get the chance to do so, and more.
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The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt
Seventeen trillion dollars certainly sounds like a big, scary number, but we shouldn't be focusing on that number.
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The New Financial Scam Driving Workers Deep Into Debt
There's a new game in town: workplace loans, which should really be called company rip-offs.
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The Student DebtCropper System: Even the Destitute Hounded by Debt Collectors
Even the limited ways out of student debt obligations are often not available in practice thanks to the hyper-aggressive conduct of a critical government contractor.
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One Hundred Years Is Enough: Time to Make the Fed a Public Utility
December 23rd, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, warranting a review of its performance. Has it achieved the purposes for which it was designed?
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When Lenders Sue, Quick Cash Can Turn Into a Lifetime of Debt
How does a $1,000 loan turn into a $40,000 debt? It's what can happen when high-cost lenders use the courts to collect.
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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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Is Anyone Happy With the New Congressional Budget Deal?
With so much dissension among the GOP, you would think that would mean that progressives would find the budget something they could get on board with, but not everyone …
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Chomsky: It Is All Working Quite Well for the Rich, Powerful
Noam Chomsky discusses Greece, one- and two-state solutions for Israel, really existing capitalism, debt, the social contract and more.