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Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down
Wage-suppression laws are the latest strike in a war of attrition waged by “private sector leaders.”
Rick Wolff: A Cure for Capitalism?
Employment's up, wealth's up, but the benefits of both are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.
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Warm Bodies: Zom-Rom-Solidarity Econ
Healy and Shear's review of the zombie movie Warm Bodies extols its demonstration that another world is possible.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State Judge Has Struck Down Mayor Bloomberg’s Supersize Soda Ban, and More
A New York state judge has struck down Mayor Bloomberg's supersize soda ban.
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Euro Zone’s Bad Fortunes Tied to Failed Predictions
European leaders seem determined to learn nothing, which is not a tragedy - it is an outrage.
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State Department Keystone XL Report Written By TransCanada Hiree
Itu2019s hardly surprising that the statement came out strongly in favor of the pipeline.
Economic Update: Capitalism, Critiques and Alternatives
Updates on defeats for Walmart, recovery for the tiny minority, Qatar royalty buys, and European moves to limit exec pay and tax financial transactions. Analysis of capitalism's history, its …
Job Growth Picks Up Steam in February
Employment rates of workers without high school degrees are near pre-recession levels.
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Sequester This! A Story of Sabotage and Theft
‘The sequester,’ like ‘the fiscal cliff’ and the ‘debt ceiling,’ is an intentionally crafted, make-believe crisis.
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Austerity: Another “Policy Mistake” Again
When will we attack the structural roots of crisis?