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Henry A. Giroux | Disposable Life
In this video, Henry A. Giroux discusses neoliberalism as a form of violence in the 21st century and explains its connection to disposability.
“Black Women’s Blueprint” Helps Low-Income Women Get By, Through Bartering
The Black Women's Blueprint is a group that now anchors a bartering network, savings pool and several other cooperative projects.
Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy
Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed “Capital in the 21st Century.”
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy
Costas Lapavitsas says Greece will face the choice between socialism or fascism.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let’s Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers
A new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz suggests that cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality.
EU Election Results Reflect Widespread Disapproval of Austerity Policy Throughout Europe
Professors Trevor Evans and John Weeks talk about the serious gains made by right-wing parties and the prospects for a progressive EU.
In Aiding Rescue of Kidnapped Schoolgirls in Nigeria, Will the US Expand Military Foothold in Africa?
Just last week, the United States deployed a battalion of 80 marines to Nigeria to help search for the nearly 300 missing schoolgirls there.
Costas Lapavitsas: 40 Percent of Profits Buys a Lot of Politicians
Mr. Lapavitsas says that during the financial crisis the power of the state was mobilized to save finance.
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Rigged Trade Deals: “Our Job Is to Notice”
For big corporations, trade agreement time is like Christmas morning. They can get special gifts they could never pass through Congress out in public.
#YesAllWomen: Rebecca Solnit on the Santa Barbara Massacre and Viral Response to Misogynist Violence
Santa Barbara is grieving after a 22-year-old man killed six college students just after posting a misogynistic video online vowing to take his revenge on women for sexually rejecting …