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Journalist Naomi Klein on Capitalism and Climate Change
To protect the planet, Klein says we need both market incentives and a government that will say no to the fossil fuel lobby.
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Why We Should Stop Obsessing About the Federal Budget Deficit
I wish President Obama and the Democrats would explain to the nation that the federal budget deficit isnu2019t the nationu2019s major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldnu2019t be our …
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Is the IRS Failing to Uphold the Separation of Church and State?
The Freedom From Religion Foundation claims churches engaging in electioneering are getting a free pass on audits.
How Washington Insiders Bar Economic Reality From Political Debate
DC's self-anointed serious people love to exclude critics of their self-serving arguments by painting their warnings as shrill.
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Occupy’s New Offshoot Set to Cancel Millions in Medical Debts
Ordinary people donated enough money to collectively buy an estimated $5.9 million in bad debt in order to cancel it.
What Happened to the Green New Deal?
Out of the ashes of Obama's green-collar vision, a worker-run business may point the way to the economy of the future.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Something Fishy is Happening in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, and More
Coal baron Robert Murray recently announced he's laying off 163 of his employees because, he says, President Obama was re-elected, something fishy is going on in Florida's 18th Congressional …
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Paul Krugman | The GOP’s Privatization Pathology
Paul Krugman: When it comes to the GOP's ideas about privatizing basic public services, thereu2019s something pathological going on.
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Civics 101: Spending Vs. Investing
In the short-term Ryanu2019s cuts will lower the deficit. But in the long-term, those fewer investments will inflict serious harm on our nation.
General Strike Sweeps Europe as Millions Reject Austerity
Spanish and Portuguese workers are coordinating their strike with work stoppages underway in Greece, Italy, France and Belgium.