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Economic Update: Escape From Labor in Capitalism
This week's episode includes updates on US defense spending, and more.
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The “Free Market” Is Actually Structured for the Rich
In “Rigged,” economist Dean Baker argues that there is nothing free or resilient about the myth of the “free market.”
Obama’s Grand Finale on Fracking Is Too Little, Too Late
The EPA's report linking fracking to water contamination reminds us that we can't rely on the government to protect us.
What’s Next for US-Russia Relations? Stephen Cohen and Ken Roth on Trump, Hacking and Tillerson
Here is a broader look at US-Russian relations in the wake of Donald Trump's election.
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What Trumponomics Means for Women
The new president's plan to “fix the economy” will put women workers in a fix indeed.
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Trump’s Economic Policies Are Unsound — but Not Because We Can’t Afford Them
Much of what economists say about Trump's plans for infrastructure and tax cuts is likely to be wrong.
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Fast Food Nation: Trump Set to Name Minimum Wage-Hating Burger Czar as Labor Secretary
Andrew Puzder has been an outspoken critic of some of the Obama administration's most prominent labor initiatives.
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Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Changed Debate
Worker-self-directed enterprises (coops) are at the core of a systemic alternative to capitalism.
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Buffalo Hospital Workers Get Their Money and Staffing Back
Hospital workers in Buffalo proved its possible to win back previous contract concessions.
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How Creative Repurposing of Industrial Scrap Is Holding Off a Neighborhood’s Gentrification
25-year-old Scrap Exchange partners with Durham, North Carolina, residents to build an innovative arts district.