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It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors
Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks was not the desperate idea of a few Eurozone officials.
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It Was Bankers That Brought Cyprus to the Brink
Paul Krugman: Is the era of free capital movement just a bubble, fated to end soon?
Capitalism in Crisis: Richard Wolff Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program, Democratizing Work
As Washington lawmakers pushes new austerity measures, economist Richard Wolff calls for a radical restructuring of the US economic and financial systems.
TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
Democratic values could be under threat if President Obama fast tracks the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
A People’s Revolt in Cyprus: Richard Wolff on Protests Against EU Plan to Seize Bank Savings
The eyes of the financial world are on the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
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Strike Debt Kicks Off Second Debt Buy-Up With March for Universal Healthcare
A coalition of groups associated with Occupy Wall Street took to the streets of midtown Manhattan on Thursday evening calling for the abolition of the for-profit healthcare system in …
The Future of Chocolate: Will it Turn GMO?
To peer into the future of chocolate is, in a sense, to juxtapose the familiar food item most people have a visceral emotional investment in and its exposed underside …
Economic Update: Fighting Economic Injustice
Updates on important lessons of Cyprus crisis, big bucks for Wells Fargo CEO, the home finance crisis, and real fur faked.
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America’s CEO, Scott Walker: CPAC and the Rebranding of America as a Company Town
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Scott Walker delivered a postmodern vision for America's future president.
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Free Market Mythologies and the Future of Public Ownership
In the wake of the most crippling economic downturn in 70 years, free market mythology is reaching its limits.