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Economy
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I Became an Orthodoxy, All on My Own
Paul Krugman: I guess I'm such a big guy that I'm an orthodoxy all by myself.
Billionaires for Austerity: With Cuts Looming, Wall Street Roots of “Fix the Debt” Campaign Exposed
A new investigation reveals how billionaire investors, such as Peter Peterson, have helped reshape the national debate on the economy, the debt and social spending.
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Paul Krugman | The Perils of Hoarding Cash
Corporations are taking a much bigger slice of total income, and are showing little inclination to invest it.
GM Seeds and the Militarization of Food – and Everything Else
Indian physicist and philosopher, activist and ecofeminist pioneer Vandana Shiva talks with Truthout in Hawaii about GMO, the militarization of agriculture, the politics of occupation and the primacy of …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Italian Voters Are Fed Up With Austerity
In today's On the News segment: BP trial begins, Republicans have yet another anti-worker tactic up their sleeve, and more.
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The Revolving Door Spins from Sea to Shining Sea
To those who would argue that the notion of a perpetual motion machine is impossible, we give you the revolving door - that ever-spinning entrance and exit between public …
Sequestration Budget Cuts Will Deepen Recession – Both Parties Reject Stimulus
James Heintz: President Obama and GOP focus on budget cutting instead of creating more employment.
Profit, Austerity and Criticizing the System
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.
Richard Wolff on Fighting for Economic Justice and Fair Wages
Richard Wolff joins Bill to discuss the fight for economic justice, including a fair minimum wage.
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The “Fix” Is In: Laying Bare Some Sequester Lies
We're told that we can't have the Post Office, decent health care, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.