37 Ways to Reform the Economy ...

May 14, 2015 by

37 Ways to Reform the Economy So It’s Not Rigged for the Rich, According to Progressive Economists

[Translate] Unlike the presidential candidates, Joseph Stiglitz, Elizabeth Warren and the Roosevelt Institute offer specifics. By...

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The 10 Biggest Lies You’ve Bee...

May 12, 2015 by

The 10 Biggest Lies You’ve Been Told About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

[Translate] News & Politics You can call it “misleading” or “offering half-truths,” but when push comes...

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Paul Krugman Exposes Wall Stre...

May 11, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Exposes Wall Street Vampires’ Latest Ploy

[Translate] Economy The bought and paid for Congress is sneakily trying to kill financial reform. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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12 Ways the GOP Would Destroy ...

May 11, 2015 by

12 Ways the GOP Would Destroy the Country If They Controlled Washington After 2016

[Translate] Election 2016 The budget Congress just passed for next year offers a nightmarish blueprint. By Steven Rosenfeld /...

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Liberate 41 Million Americans ...

May 9, 2015 by

Liberate 41 Million Americans From Student Loan Debt

[Translate] VIA AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Mary Green Swig Steven L. Swig Richard Eskow President Obama’s proposal for tuition-free...

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Celebrating the Flash Crash wi...

May 9, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE   Dean Baker This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. For those who...

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The New Corrupt Elite That Is ...

May 6, 2015 by

The New Corrupt Elite That Is Running Our Economy

[Translate]   Talking about old systems of power and corruption doesn’t begin to capture new realities. By Lynn Stuart...

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Big Banks Claim Reform Will Hu...

Apr 30, 2015 by

Big Banks Claim Reform Will Hurt the Economy. Here’s Why That’s Bullsh*t.

[Translate] Economy If we don’t fix this house of cards, it will fall on us again. By Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet Photo...

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5 Ways It’s Become a Cri...

Apr 26, 2015 by

5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment

[Translate] Economy New report details perverse policies that are driving more people into hopeless, inescapable poverty. By Terrell...

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Paul Krugman Demolishes the &#...

Apr 25, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Demolishes the ‘Zombie’ Ideas That Have Eaten Republican Brains

[Translate] Economy How else to explain how these false economic ideas live on and on and on? By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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EPA’s Proposed Carbon Rule Wou...

Apr 23, 2015 by

EPA’s Proposed Carbon Rule Would Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs, Report Says

[Translate] by Samantha Page  CLIMATE PROGRESS The solar industry is one sector where the Clean Power Plan could boost jobs. CREDIT:...

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The World’s Oceans Are Worth T...

Apr 23, 2015 by

The World’s Oceans Are Worth Trillions Of Dollars, Report Finds

[Translate]   by Katie Valentine  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena The oceans are worth at least $24...

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Money in Politics Is Darkening...

Apr 23, 2015 by

[Translate] Money & Politics by Katie Rose Quandt  BILL MOYERS & CO.                ...

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Four Charts Reveal the Hidden ...

Apr 18, 2015 by

Four Charts Reveal the Hidden Facts of Tax Day

[Translate] Americans for a Safe Future Robin Claremont Today is Tax Day, and millions of Americans are scrambling to file their...

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Paul Krugman Dismantles Crazy ...

Apr 17, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Dismantles Crazy Conservative Economics

[Translate] Economy What will it take for right-wing ideologues to abandon the austerity myth? By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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How the Federal Reserve Is Des...

Apr 17, 2015 by

How the Federal Reserve Is Destroying Your Economic Future

[Translate] Economy New research shows exactly how Fed policies exacerbate inequality. By Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet Photo...

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The Depressing Reason Why Your...

Apr 15, 2015 by

[Translate]   The current model for electronics ownership means technology companies have no incentive to provide better products. By...

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The Numbers Are Staggering: U....

Apr 14, 2015 by

The Numbers Are Staggering: U.S. Is ‘World Leader’ in Child Poverty

[Translate] Economy The callousness of America’s political and business leaders is shocking once you start looking at the...

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Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Inte...

Apr 13, 2015 by

Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Interview With Jon Stewart May Make Your Jaw Drop

[Translate]    TRUTHDIG Ever wonder how the U.S. government justifies making an annual $60 billion off of students? Allow Sen....

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Will Hillary’s Constant ...

Apr 13, 2015 by

[Translate]   Economy Whose economic security will Hillary protect? By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet   Today, former first lady,...

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Keep Your Eyes Wide Open: 6 Ou...

Apr 8, 2015 by

Keep Your Eyes Wide Open: 6 Outrageous Ways Airlines Try to Yank Your Wallet

[Translate] Economy Sometimes your only choice is to go without or suck it up. By Sage McHugh / AlterNet These days, getting a good...

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Why Global Poverty Won’t Actua...

Apr 7, 2015 by

Why Global Poverty Won’t Actually Be Eradicated in This Century, Despite What Leaders Say

[Translate] The sustainable development goals will aim to eradicate poverty by 2030 but our current economic model, built on GDP,...

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Congressional Budget Plans Get...

Apr 5, 2015 by

Congressional Budget Plans Get Two-Thirds of Cuts From Programs for People With Low or Moderate Incomes

[Translate]   By Richard Kogan and Isaac Shapiro, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | News Analysis House Speaker John Boehner...

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Barney Frank drops a bombshell...

Mar 31, 2015 by

Barney Frank drops a bombshell: How a shocking anecdote explains the financial crisis

[Translate] Ever wonder why we waited six years to get a decent economic recovery? This new revelation will disgust you David Dayen  ...

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4 Ways Corporations Owe Us, Bi...

Mar 30, 2015 by

4 Ways Corporations Owe Us, Big Time—And How They Can Pay Us Back

[Translate] Corporate greed has reached its limit. It does not have to be this way. By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet   The distorted...

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Paul Krugman Reveals the Outra...

Mar 20, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Reveals the Outrageous Con Job Behind the Savage GOP Budget

[Translate] Economy “The modern G.O.P.’s raw fiscal dishonesty is something new in American politics.” By Janet Allon /...

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Robert Reich: In Our Horrifyin...

Mar 17, 2015 by

Robert Reich: In Our Horrifying Future, Very Few People Will Have Work or Make Money

[Translate] Think you’re safe because you’re a professional? Think again. By Robert Reich / Robert Reich’s Blog...

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The Shocking Tax Loophole for ...

Mar 16, 2015 by

The Shocking Tax Loophole for Corporations that Commit Crimes

[Translate] Economy This is how taxpayers end up subsidizing corporate criminals. By Jim Hightower / AlterNet Photo Credit: Jeff...

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4 Numbers That Prove America I...

Mar 16, 2015 by

4 Numbers That Prove America Is a Deeply Messed-Up Place

[Translate]   The mainstream media rarely publishes facts like these. By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet There’s something perversely...

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Paul Krugman Exposes How Netan...

Mar 16, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Exposes How Netanyahu Has Used Iran to Conceal Israel’s Economic Disaster

[Translate] Economy Israel’s prime minister is trying the hide a big problem. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo Credit: via...

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