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TPP’s Threat to Buy American Act Adds More Congressional Opposition
283 House members oppose giving away Congressional role in approving Trans-Pacific Partnership over buy American threats, market access concerns and fast track opposition.
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Social Security Still Going Strong at 70
The truth is that Social Security wasn't broke in 1980, 1990, or 2012, and it's not broke today.
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The Scary Economic Trend Making Americans More Job-Insecure Than Ever
Under-the-table, off-the-books work has become the norm for many.
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Panicking Over Deficits Is Not a Solution
The questions you should ask are how the fiscal path is likely to play out in reality, and what, if anything, we should do now to make the story …
Deconstructing Fed Vice Chair’s Grim Economic Forecast
PERI Co-Director Gerald Epstein discusses how Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer has ignored real solutions to improve the economy, like increasing wages.
Cry for Argentina: Fiscal Mismanagement, Odious Debt or Pillage?
Argentina was the richest country in Latin America before decades of neoliberal and IMF-imposed economic policies drowned it in debt.
Economic Update: Markets and Immigration
Updates on the drop in most Americans' household wealth and how Social Security finances are more about wages than aging.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Drinking Water Polluted for Thousands of Ohians and Canadians, and More
A farmer decides to use an abandoned prison to grow pot, and more.
Why Germany Is Backing Away From a Trade Deal That Lets Corporations Sue the Government
News out of Germany suggests unfair trade deals don't have to be inevitable.
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Solving the Poverty Problem With Magic Asterisks
Why should anyone trust Paul Ryan's poverty plan? That's easy: Nobody should.