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Economy
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The President’s Budget: A Misguided Mission Statement
Robert Borosage: Neither the country nor his presidency will be well served by Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year.
Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives
In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.
Before Next Crash, Create Finance System That Serves Public, Part I: Shrink, Regulate Banks, and Enforce Law
If we don't like Wall Street finance, what should we replace it with?
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Private Sector Better, Cheaper? Not at All
Itu2019s become popular among Republicans (and plenty of Democrats) to decry public workers as overpaid and inefficient.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mayors Against Illegal Guns Create Grading System to Score Lawmakers on Gun Safety, and More
In today's On the News segment: The former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that all 104 nuclear power plants in our nation should phased out for newer …
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How the 40-Year “Long Recession” Led to the Great Recession
If you had to date the Great Recession, you might say it started in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers vaporized over a weekend and a massive mortgage-based Ponzi scheme …
El Salvador’s Gang Problem: A Difficult Artifact of Globalization
El Salvador's gang problem is a reminder of the country's ongoing position as economic punching bag.
Economic Update: Economic Reality Checks
On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.
Time for Domestic Workers to Enjoy Equal Rights and Recognition
As we increasingly rely on cheap domestic labor, we are allowing abusive employers to hold deportation over workers' heads to exploit them.
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Job Growth Falls to 88,000, Half a Million Workers Leave Labor Force
It is important to remember that the March data does not reflect the impact of the sequester.