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Student Debt Is Crushing the Economic Future of the Young
If a bad job market wasnu2019t damaging enough, the cost of paying off student loans does much more harm to the long-term prospects of young people than is commonly …
Can a 1-Percenter Save Troubled Mortgages?
Maybe. But the idea of using government power to
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Economy Adds 204,000 Jobs in October, Even as Labor Force Declines by 700,000
Wages of production workers have outpaced those of their supervisors in this recovery.
The Debtor’s War: A Modern Greek Tragedy
Thatu2019s what governmentu2019s are for, right? To serve banksu2026 right?
How Did the Great Recession Affect Millennial Views on Love and Relationships
Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellow Nona Willis Aronowitz explains how Millennials' view love and relationships after the Great Recession.
Economic Update: What Price Capitalism?
Richard D. Wolff gives an economic update on big banks' manipulation of foreign exchange market; Ireland paying for bank bailouts; Big Pharma being guilty of ‘recklessly endangering health’; and …
Nigeria Overtakes South Africa as Continent’s Largest Economy
Leonce Ndikumana: Nigeria revises economic data and will displace S.A. as Africa'u0092s largest economy.
Bill Moyers: Yves Smith and Dean Baker on Secrets in Trade
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is deliberately shrouded in secrecy, a trade deal powerful people, including President Obama, don't want you to know about.
Zombies, “Scarcity,” and Understanding Poverty
A world defined by zombies is a world that has redefined the nature of human free will and choice.
US Political Dysfunction and Capitalism’s Withdrawal
The classic problems of early, rapid capitalist industrialization are obvious daily in the new centers.