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Economy
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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …
Paul Krugman: What the 1% Don’t Want You to Know
Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.
The Underground Railroad Was One of America’s First Co-Ops: A Black History Tour of Cooperative Economics
From slavery to Jim Crow to cities today, African-Americans have been leading the cooperative movement.
An Indictment of the Invisible Hand
Economist Thomas Piketty's new book has stunned both the economic profession and most political observers. But the economic mainstream is not truly dealing with its most serious implications.
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Jesus Is an Economic Engine: Dismantling the Metaphoric Mechanization of Everything
The metaphors we use matter, and “economic engine” is one we need to lose - now.
Homeless and Unemployed in America
The tiny house movement sweeping the country might be the solution to some housing and social problems caused by the recession.
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Piketty in Washington: How to Reverse the Increasing Concentration of Wealth
French Economist Thomas Piketty's book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” could very well become one of the most influential books on economics in decades.
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A Reporters’ Guide to the Koch-Funded Rich States, Poor States ALEC Report
ALEC is slated to roll out its annual “Rich States, Poor States” publication this week.
The Pay’s the Thing: How America’s CEOs Are Getting Rich Off Taxpayers
Income inequality will continue to rise unless we close the performance pay loophole and curb the growth of executive compensation.
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America’s Thin-Skinned Billionaires
Paul Krugman: When people with fragile egos have great power, seriously bad things can happen.