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Legalizing Marijuana May Help Save the US Economy, Reduce the Prison Population, and Stop the Drug War Death Toll
Author Doug Fine took off to Mendocino, California, where growing marijuana is big business.
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To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain
Richmond, California is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance and halt the slide into foreclosure.
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Why Aren’t Americans Fighting Back?
They don't know who they are or what they're fighting for nor whom or what they are fighting against.
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Where the Hell Is the Outrage?
Bizarrely, the only Americans who seem to be angry are the beneficiaries of economic injustice: the wealthiest.
“The Choices Are Stark”: Richard Wolff Interviews Laura Flanders
Two regular Truthout contributors discussed everything from cooperatives to food and leisure in Greece.
Think Your Money Is Safe in an Insured Bank Account? Think Again
Ellen Brown: The ‘bail in’ of depositor funds is now being made official European Union policy.
The 1% Want Your Kidney: Tales of Redistribution
A Bush-era economist recently likened progressive taxation to forceful kidney removal. Dean Baker puts his claim in context.
GAO Finds US Companies Only Pay One-Third of Corporate Tax Rate
CEOs claim the US has the world's highest corporate tax rate, but they actually pay less than most workers
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young: A New Economy for Present Times
Cooperatives in the United States have existed more or less under the radar.
Austerity Blitz: Eurozone Notes From Beyond the Grave
Tough austerity measures imposed by the EU without any consideration for the damage such policies inflict on human lives and the social fabric of societies in general have generated …