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This Article Is Not About Donald Trump: If You Believe That, You’ll Believe Anything
Turn off that TV, put down that screen in your hand, I've got something to tell you about the news.
Economic Update: The IMF and the Panama Papers
This episode provides updates on the Panama Papers, and more.
“No Racism in New York”: 1,000 People Rally Against GOP Front-Runner Donald Trump in Manhattan
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in Brooklyn, about 1,000 New Yorkers rallied across the East River in Manhattan.
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Young Sanders Fans Pledge Solidarity With Verizon Strikers — Even if It Means Slower Internet
In the run-up to the New York primary, a Verizon workers' strike served as the centerpiece of a Bernie Sanders campaign event.
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Kleptorenumeration: When the Highest-Paid Jobs Cause the Most Harm
There is an inverse relationship between utility and reward.
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Tweaked Email Privacy Act Headed Toward Committee Vote This Week
A loophole in an outdated law allows the government to read an individual's stored email if it is more than 180 days old, using only a subpoena.
The Majority of People in Local Jails Have Not Been Convicted of a Crime
Fear, drugs and profit are the driving forces behind the US's mass incarceration problem.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Treasury Department Cracks Down on Corporate Inversions, and More
The Treasury Department proposed new rules that would “wipe out” the massive tax benefits of the largest corporate inversion in US history.
Economic Update: Efficiency — Capitalist vs. Human
This episode provides updates on tax issues, and more.
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Two Losses for Bosses: SCOTUS Rules Against Walmart, Wells Fargo in Class-Action Suits
The Supreme Court made more decisions unfavorable to corporate executives in the wake of Antonin Scalia's death.