HERE’S WHY THE TRANS-PAC...

Oct 5, 2015 by

HERE’S WHY THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG

[Translate] By Robert Reich  TRUTHDIG     A protest against the proposed TPP trade agreement and NAFTA Agreement in Toronto, Canada....

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TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP TRAD...

Oct 5, 2015 by

TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP TRADE DEAL IS REACHED!!!

[Translate]   By JACKIE CALMES NYTIMES World Leaders React to Trade Agreement The United States trade representative, Michael...

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CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLV...

Oct 3, 2015 by

CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLVE BALTIMORE’S HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM?

[Translate]   Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of...

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GOVERNMENT STAYS OPEN; THE FOL...

Oct 1, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Robert Borosage It has come to this. In the last hours before a government shutdown, the...

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THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FIND...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FINDING OUT WHY THE 1.5 MILLION U.S. FAMILIES LIVE ON $2 A DAY

[Translate]  By Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine | Interview (Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)If she did not make plasma...

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POPE FRANCIS LOOKED HAPPIER TO...

Sep 25, 2015 by

POPE FRANCIS LOOKED HAPPIER TO BE WITH THE HOMELESS THAN WITH THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

[Translate] Economy CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool Pope Francis greets supporters during a visit to Catholic Charities in...

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LOW INTEREST RATES HELP PRIVAT...

Sep 18, 2015 by

LOW INTEREST RATES HELP PRIVATE-EQUITY MOGULS BUT HURT AVERAGE AMERICANS

[Translate]   Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors but murder for savers and retirees. By William D. Cohan  THE...

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HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FACE OF BRUTAL CUTS IN AID BY THE REPUBLICANS

[Translate] Bill Boyarsky  TRUTHDIG     A homeless woman sits under an umbrella in downtown Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong / AP) This...

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WHAT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL G...

Sep 17, 2015 by

WHAT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL GETS TOTALLY WRONG ABOUT BERNIE SANDER’S AGENDA

[Translate] The Journal wants to shock and awe voters with big numbers, but Sanders’s proposals would save America big bucks. By...

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HOW THE GEOGRAPHY OF U.S. POVE...

Sep 14, 2015 by

HOW THE GEOGRAPHY OF U.S. POVERTY HAS SHIFTED SINCE 1960

[Translate] By Jens Manuel Krogstad PEW FACT TANK Since President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty 50 years ago, the...

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THE MORAL CHALLENGE BERNIE SAN...

Sep 14, 2015 by

[Translate] Isaiah J. Poole   AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday went to a pillar...

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ROBERT REICH: AMERICANS OBSESS...

Sep 10, 2015 by

ROBERT REICH: AMERICANS OBSESS OVER THE SEX LIVES OF STRANGERS WHILE CEO’S ROB THE COUNTRY BLIND

[Translate] Economy Forget private morality–we have a crisis of public morality. By Robert Reich / Robert Reich’s Blog At...

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A NEW WAY AMERICAN CITIES CAN ...

Sep 9, 2015 by

A NEW WAY AMERICAN CITIES CAN FREE THEMSELVES OF WALL STREET’S CONTROL

[Translate] Arbitrary financial fees are sucking cities and states dry. But they can change the terms if they band together. By Saqib...

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WHO SAYS AMERICA DOESN’T...

Sep 9, 2015 by

[Translate]    Posted by Jim Hightower   In their ongoing, all-out assault to crush labor unions, corporate forces have...

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PAUL KRUGMAN FOR FED CHAIRMAN!...

Sep 8, 2015 by

PAUL KRUGMAN FOR FED CHAIRMAN! HERE’S HOW WE TOPPLE THE 1 PERCENT

[Translate] We can have both economic growth and economic fairness. But that would require very different leadership at the Fed Paul...

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HOW WALL STREET PARASITES HAVE...

Sep 5, 2015 by

[Translate] September 1, 2015 by Pam Martens  COUNTERPUNCH   The riveting writer, Michael Hudson, has read our collective minds...

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GREENING AMERICA’S ENERG...

Sep 2, 2015 by

GREENING AMERICA’S ENERGY WORKFORCE

[Translate] Emily Schwartz Greco  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Oil permeates the whole economy. Even if you telework in a...

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13,000 BECOME HOMELESS EVERY M...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate] Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images Chronic homelessness, especially among children and youth, is overwhelming public...

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BITCOIN: LESSONS FOR A THRIVIN...

Aug 29, 2015 by

BITCOIN: LESSONS FOR A THRIVING WORLD

[Translate]   What does it mean to have a currency that isn’t transparent? It means when the head of the Federal Reserve says he...

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BERNIE SANDERS: FROM GREECE TO...

Aug 28, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! | Video Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders recently convened a panel of...

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LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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DOW JONES TAKES 1,000 POINT TU...

Aug 24, 2015 by

DOW JONES TAKES 1,000 POINT TUMBLE, RECOVERS A BIT, THEN DROPS AGAIN

[Translate] By Polly Mosendz   NEWSWEEK A headline about the global sell-off in stocks is displayed on the Times Square...

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“DON’T OWE. WON...

Aug 23, 2015 by

“DON’T OWE. WON’T PAY” EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT DEBT IS WRONG

[Translate] By Charles Eisenstein, YES! Magazine | Op-Ed With the nation’s household debt burden at $11.85 trillion, even the...

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BILL MAHER RIPS TODAY’S ...

Aug 22, 2015 by

[Translate]     “The one thing we’re not sharing are the profits.” Bill Bradley Associate TV Editor, The...

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Picking Apart One of the Bigge...

Aug 19, 2015 by

Picking Apart One of the Biggest Lies in American Politics: ‘Free Trade’

[Translate] Economy It just enriches huge companies at everyone else’s expense. By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet In 1992, Ross Perot...

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LARGEST ...

Aug 19, 2015 by

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LARGEST CITY IN THE U.S. DECIDES TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS?

[Translate]  by Bryce Covert THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Bryce Covert A receptionist at the Goddard Riverside Community Center takes a 311...

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VIDEO: WHAT’S THE FED? Y...

Aug 11, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   VIDEO: What’s the Fed? You Should Care.   By Robert Reich This post originally ran on Robert Reich’s...

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America’s inequality crisis is...

Aug 5, 2015 by

America’s inequality crisis is about so much more than money: The ugly realities that elude our politicians

[Translate] The growing chasm between the rich and the poor is a crisis of our own making — and a threat to our very liberty...

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WE’RE MAKING LIFE TOO HA...

Aug 2, 2015 by

[Translate] Steven Rattner  NYTIMES TO some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are...

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THE FED JUST INCHED CLOSER TO ...

Jul 29, 2015 by

THE FED JUST INCHED CLOSER TO RAISING INTEREST RATES

[Translate]   The announcement alarmed left-leaning activists concerned about slow wage growth. Daniel Marans Reporter, The...

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