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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …
Gabriel Garcia Marquez in His Own Words on Writing “100 Years of Solitude”
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away Thursday in Mexico at the age of 87.
Truthout Interviews John Logan on the Antiunion Campaign in Tennessee
The battle by the GOP and its wealthy donors to keep middle and working class individuals poorly paid and without workplace rights continues.
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GOP Easter Egg
“Coloring” eggs for Easter.
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The Business Interests Behind America’s Costly Medical Care
The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …
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Autumnwood: A Community Living in Toxic Fear and Uncertainty
Autumnwood, a community just outside Los Angeles, is riven by a fear held by many that the land on which the houses were built is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
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When Campaign Cash Equals Speech
This is what one dollar, one vote looks like.
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Markets Are the Problem (Not the Solution)
The plight of the workers is outside the purview of those who sell their architectural services or purchase the palatial homes; it is not a part of the market …
Dr. Anthony Monteiro and the Struggle for the Soul of African-American Studies at Temple
The black radical professor tells his version of the events that led to his ouster from Temple University's African-American Studies department.
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Workplace Democracy
We need a whole new approach to labor law in the United States that provides workers more freedom and democracy in the workplace.