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Wealth Inequality
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Capitalism in Crisis: Who Are the Real “Takers”?
Though the American population clearly feels and is forced to deal with the ramifications of this failing system, it's highly unlikely that capitalism will be dismantled in favor of …
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Antidotes to Avarice: A 2013 Top Ten
Nurses, philosophers, and trade unions have over the past 12 months all shared some fascinating ideas on how we can make our societies more equal —and much better — …
Poem: Why Worship the Rich?
They have us totally brainwashed, this elite in our land. Keeping them up, and us down, is their predominant plan.
Setback for Scalia in Attempt to Curtail Labor Rights
A SCOTUS pass on reviewing a lower court's labor decision leaves intact, for now, one of the few effective ways unions have for organizing traditional workplaces.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super Rich Have Skipped Out on Paying $100 Billion Dollars in Estate Taxes Since 2000, and More
The super rich have skipped out on paying $100 billion dollars in estate taxes since 2000, and more.
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Local Government Is the Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Economic Inequality
With Congress gridlocked, we must look to local governments to pursue more innovative strategies for promoting equal opportunity.
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Budget Deal
It is shocking that Republicans have refused to include an extension of unemployment benefits in today's budget agreement.
Michael Hudson: Oligarchs Will Never Cancel Debts We Owe Them
This short video explains the history of debt jubilees and the role of private debt in the rise of oligarchies.
An Open Letter to the 3.5%
The planet itself, to say nothing of the overwhelming majority of human beings, can no longer live with the killer that is global corporate capitalism in our midst.
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John Pilger | Discovering the Power of People’s History – and Why It Is Feared Today
The great radical tradition of resistance in the north - from the cotton workers of the 19th century to the Great Miners' Strike of 1984 and 1985 - always …