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Inequality
Noam Chomsky on Globalization, Inequality and Political Alienation
Noam Chomsky's recent documentary, “Requiem for the American Dream,” focuses on the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.
Defending a Sacred Trust: The High Stakes for the Future of US Social Security
Steven Hill explains why Social Security should be expanded — not trimmed or privatized.
Dean Baker | The Secret to the Incredible Wealth of Bill Gates
It's called “copyright protection.”
Economic Update: Economic Change — Why and How
This episode discusses CEO pay, a new book on inequality and US estate and inheritance taxes.
“Nothing for Other People”: Class War in the United States
Demands for independence continue to burrow not far from the surface, ready to reappear when awakened by circumstances and militant activism.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Union Membership Is Declining, and More
In today's On the News segment: As union membership has taken a tumble in the US, the richest Americans are getting richer; Chinese chicken is being labeled as a …
Student Protest, the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Rise of the Corporate University
There are ways in which a diversity agenda aligns with neoliberal politics.
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The Vicious Spiral of Economic Inequality and Financial Crises
There is compelling evidence that economic inequality is both a result of, and contributor to, economic crises.
Economic Update: What Inequality Does
This episode provides updates on rich tax evaders, and more.
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In Cowboy Capitalism, High Technology Worsens Economic Inequities
How should technology best be deployed to serve human needs? Never has the need for such a debate been greater.