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Economy
Let’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
It's time for quantitative easing, but for the people instead of the powerful.
The US Economic System Doesn’t Just Allow Poverty — It Generates Poverty
We need to accurately define poverty. But most of all, we need to end it.
Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth
If we rely overwhelmingly on taxing a small group of super-rich people, they could simply renounce their citizenship.
Job Growth Remains Slow in September
The economy added 136,000 jobs in September -- considerably lower than the 179,000 average for the last year.
Donald Trump’s Plan for Winning the China Trade War: Lying
Most of us really would be better off with Trump losing his trade war with China.
Federal Workers Will Flood Washington to Resist Trump’s War on Unions
Trump's attacks reverberate beyond the federal employees and labor unions that are the direct target.
Shifting Blame Is a Favorite Habit of Polluters and This President
In the owl-infested forest we call the present, this is a special kind of hoot.
The Women of Standing Rock Are Building Sovereign Economies
Food security, traditional agriculture and local self-reliance are key to regenerative societies of the future.
Meals on Wheels Is Starved for Cash, Leaving Many Seniors Hungry
The U.S. is failing to feed its aging population.
Sanders Unveils Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe
The comprehensive Green New Deal proposal would create 20 million jobs.