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Monsanto, Rural Debt and the Suicide Epidemic in India
Belen Fernandez's Project Censored 2014 winning article exposes the myriad ways Monsanto destroys lives rather than ‘improves’ them, as it boasts.
Economic Update: Uneven Development, Part 1
Updates on world wealth distribution, Swiss referenda to reduce economic inequality, and capitalism vs. democracy.
Post Carbon Institute Calls on Environmentalists to Embrace Post-Growth Economics
A policy paper calls on climate justice activists and environmental NGOs to embrace the “new economy” movement.
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What’s Fairer Than Fair Trade? Try Direct Trade With Cocoa Farmers
Fair trade is good, but it still leaves cocoa growers in poverty. Hereu2019s how to do better.
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Republican Crazy Talk About the Debt Ceiling
Sounding crazy is part of the Republican bargaining strategy.
Profiting From the Poor: Outsourcing Social Services Puts Most Vulnerable at Risk
A bill that would allow the state Department of Human Services to privatize everything from child protective services to nutrition programs for the elderly.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Continue to Blame President Obama for the Government Shutdown, and More
House Republicans continue to point the finger at President Obama for the government shutdown.
Exposed: California’s Secret Plan to Gut Public Pensions
Lynn Parramore: A new California memo is just the latest example of Wall Street's attack on workers' pensions.
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American Craziness and Class Warfare
Paul Krugman: The monster the wealthy created has turned on its creators.
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“Jalousie in Colors” – Makeup for Misery
Suffering and dangers in Haiti are being ignored by the government, which is spending US $6 million on a massive makeup job.