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“A Europe of Equals”: Report From Athens as Greek Voters Seek Alternatives to Austerity
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is scrambling to present a new bailout proposal as Greek banks remain shut down.
Robert Solow in Conversation With Paul Krugman: “Inequality: What Can Be Done?”
Solow and Krugman examine the desirability, viability and feasibility of Tony Atkinson's policy recommendations.
Dahr Jamail | Mass Extinction: It’s the End of the World as We Know It
Citing abrupt climate disruption, evolutionary biologist Guy McPherson argues that humans may soon face our own extinction.
As Walker Announces, Wisconsin GOP Moves to Gut Open Records Law
The unprecedented proposal would give lawmakers authority to hide the special interests who are working to influence legislation.
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Wall Street Sales Tax Moves Away From the Children’s Table
Those who are serious about reducing inequality support a FTT, the other politicians are sitting at the children's table.
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Fracking Expands Under the Radar on Mexican Lands
Fracking is quietly expanding in Mexico, unregulated and shrouded in opacity.
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Connecticut Just Passed a Law Requiring Bosses Who Steal Workers’ Wages to Pay Them Back Double
In protests that continue to ripple across the country, workers have attested to the variety of ways by which they are deprived of their due pay.
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Frackquake Madness!: 35 Fracking Earthquakes Rock Oklahoma in a Week
The activity of fracking in and of itself can and does cause earthquakes.
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Flagging Hate Speech
It shouldn't take the deaths of nine innocent churchgoers for Southern states to renounce the Confederate flag.
Economic Update: Class and Socialism
This episode explores the different meanings of class, and more.