Truthout
Economy
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What Do You Do When You No Longer Need Your Slaves?
Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.
The US Has Lowest Minimum Wage and Most Young People Without Jobs Among Wealthiest Countries
Over 100 economists sign petition to raise the minimum wage.
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Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers in other countries earn the equivalent of $15 an hour and enjoy benefits, yet hamburgers cost no more.
Middle Class Squeezed – I Mean Literally Squished
As more and more of the gains from our economy go to a few at the top the rest of us get squeezed - literally.
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The Three Biggest Lies About Why Corporate Taxes Should Be Lowered
Robert Reich: Corporations want corporate tax reduction to be the centerpiece of ‘tax reform’ come the fall.
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Seven Things You Wanted to Know About Prosecuting Wall Street
Richard Eskow: There's a shortage of justice where bankers are concerned. Let's get serious about demanding change.
Greg Palast: Why Are the Greek People Agreeing to Their Own Destruction?
“To me, Greece is a crime scene,” says Greg Palast in this Truthout interview.
Frackonomics: The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom
We need a public employment program geared toward the construction of a new sustainable energy system.
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If a Business Won’t Pay a Living Wage, It Shouldn’t Exist
A living wage isnu2019t just something corporations owe their workers, itu2019s something corporations owe America.
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Industry Wrote Provision That Undercuts Credit-Rating Overhaul
Industry-written criteria weakened a law meant to spur competition in the estimation of the default risks of bonds and other securities.