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Greece and the Euro: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Rules that can be bent for banks can be bent for the people - not just the Greeks, but the Irish, Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese and others lined up behind …
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Does Lindsey Graham Think Before He Opens His Mouth?
Lindsey Graham, as a conservative Republican, he is also wedded to the notion that the United States is u201cbroke.
BREAKING: Senate GOP Blocks Pay Equity Bill
Republicans in the Senate blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act by filibustering the bill.
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U.S. Jobs, GDP, and the Eurozone
What was touted for months over the past winter as a rebound taking hold in the US economy and the assertions that the US economy was u2018exceptionalu2019 and would …
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The Maple Spring and the Mafiocracy: Struggling Students Versus “Entitled Elites”
First, we were told for years that we were u201clazyu201d and u201capatheticu201d: Generation MTV, Generation iPod, a techno-savvy but reality-detached deluge of pseudo-humanoids. We were set up to be …
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Germany Is Open to Pooling Debt, With Conditions
Pressed by a banking crisis and turmoil in the markets, Germany has indicated that it is prepared to accept a grand bargain that would provide greater support for its …
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Activists Call for Firing of Federal Housing Finance Agency Head Over Role in Foreclosure Crisis
During the week of May 20, 1,000 families facing foreclosure, clergy and community leaders [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaPUXSKt0M&feature=youtu.be) from across the country did what President Obama should have done months ago: deliver …
“Inside Job” Director Charles Ferguson: Where Are the Criminal Prosecutions for Financial Crisis?
The Labor Department has just announced the United States economy gained only 69,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. We air part two of …
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Merrill Losses Were Withheld Before Bank of America Deal
Days before Bank of America shareholders approved the bank's $50 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch in December 2008, top bank executives were advised that losses at the investment firm …
Five Facts About the Massachusetts Economy Under Mitt Romney
Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign whipped out a new number over the weekend to dispute federal government data that ranked Massachusetts 47th in job creation during Romney's time as …