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Economy
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Think Your Bank Deposits Will Always Be 100 Percent Guaranteed by the FDIC? Think Again.
Gaius Publius: The next bailout will be funded by your deposits.
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The Fallacy of “Tough-Guy-ism“
A basic tenet of u201ctough-guy-ismu201d is that throwing around U.S. military and economic muscle is the way to advance American global power.
“Wealth, Not Culpability, Shapes Outcomes” in Court
Lawyer Bryan Stevenson talks about the hard truths of Americau2019s unequal justice system.
From Detroit to China to Bangladesh: Capitalism’s Costs, Capitalists’ Freedom
Richard Wolff deconstructs claims of efficiency and freedom made by enterprises outsourcing production.
Austerity Can Kill You – Literally
A major new study published in The Lancet makes clear that austerity policies adopted in the European south have produced health care crises.
Economic Update: Economics and Capitalism
Updates on Cyprus's extreme austerity, equal justice and markets, falling job quality, and capitalism's impact on China.
The Rise of the Super-Rich: Is the Economy Just Going Through a Bad Patch?
So the rich are different. What's it to you? Quite a lot, if you see some of the recent analysis of the growing wealth gap.
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Disillusioned With Congress? Participatory Budgeting Is for You
Americans are getting fed up with government. It's time to get them directly involved.
The Global Unemployment Crisis
After the near collapse of the financial system and the great recession, unemployment has significantly increased worldwide.
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The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery
It is no surprise that Bank of Cyprus is now going the way of Citibank. The surprise is that it took so long.