Want to Know if the TPP Will B...

May 12, 2016 by

Want to Know if the TPP Will Be a Disaster? Just Look at the Korean Trade Deal

[Translate] Labor U.S. exports to Korea have been flat since the deal. By Leo Gerard / AlterNet   Photo Credit: Wikimedia On the...

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QUESTIONABLE ASSUMPTIONS BEHIN...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Isaiah J. Poole  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE It’s “Neoliberals Gang Up on Bernie Sanders Week” along the corridor of...

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3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governo...

May 10, 2016 by

3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right Bevin, Rauner and Scott are only too happy to attack the poor at every turn while their own...

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NEW RULE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO...

May 9, 2016 by

NEW RULE WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUE THEIR BANKS

[Translate] Sue your bank! Why it’s better to go to court than to arbitrate in the long run New rules aim to return a...

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BURNING ISSUES: HIDDEN WEALTH ...

May 2, 2016 by

[Translate] Burning Issues Video VIA AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE The Panama Papers, which opened a window into the world of secret...

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LEAKED TTIP DOCUMENTS CAST DOU...

May 2, 2016 by

LEAKED TTIP DOCUMENTS CAST DOUBT ON EU-US TRADE DEAL

[Translate] Greenpeace says internal documents show US attempts to lower or circumvent EU protection for environment and public...

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25 IMAGES OF MARKETS “RE...

Apr 30, 2016 by

25 IMAGES OF MARKETS “REGULATING THEMSELVES”

[Translate] By David Akadjian   Daily Kos Classics When economists talk about how a market “regulates itself,” what they...

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THIS INDUSTRY IS LITERALLY MAK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Rebecca Green, OtherWords | Op-Ed The 2016 presidential elections are proving historic, and not just because of the...

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KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICKING 15,000 PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS

[Translate] by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Hanna) Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS)   For over five years now, Kansas has...

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DAYS OF REVOLT: WALL STREET CR...

Apr 25, 2016 by

DAYS OF REVOLT: WALL STREET CRIMINALS AND THE FUTURE OF OUR ECONOMY (VIDEO)

[Translate] teleSUR Parasitic capitalism is at work in the United States, according to Michael Hudson, a professor of economics at...

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THE PANAMA PAPERS: LAUNDERING ...

Apr 25, 2016 by

[Translate] https://youtu.be/f0t1KXdeWbo In mid-April, economist Michael Hudson told The Real News Network that global oil and mining...

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CLINTON’S DEFENSE OF BIG...

Apr 25, 2016 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Robert Borosage Hillary Clinton’s heated defense of the money she has raised from Wall Street...

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TIME TO GROW UP INTO A LIVING ...

Apr 24, 2016 by

TIME TO GROW UP INTO A LIVING EARTH ECONOMY

[Translate] The current political chaos in the United States is a product of the failure of our economic system to fulfill the...

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U.S. TRADE POLICY: POPULIST AN...

Apr 24, 2016 by

[Translate] Posted April 18, 2016 at 12:30 pm by Jeff Faux   This post originally appeared in The Globalist. The presidential primary...

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ELIZABETH WARREN’S BIG W...

Apr 23, 2016 by

ELIZABETH WARREN’S BIG WIN: THE NEW, MUCH-NEEDED RULE THAT COULD REIN IN WALL STREET SLIME

[Translate] A new Labor Department requirement is giant victory for consumer advocates over Wall Street and financial advisers Andrew...

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THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOT...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US BACK

[Translate] Environment Those of us who succumbed to the false promises of Western consumerism at great cost to the planet and to...

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WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE IS QUAKING – AND WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO FALTER

[Translate] by Beenish Ahmed THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King...

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NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCH...

Apr 21, 2016 by

NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCHARTERED TERRITORY

[Translate]   By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on...

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING C02 QUICKLY REQUIRES NON-EXISTENT TECHNOLOGIES

[Translate]   by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: By Koza1983 via Wikipedia Aerial photo of Spanish solar power towers.  ...

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NOAM CHOMSKY ON ORGANIZING FOR...

Apr 20, 2016 by

NOAM CHOMSKY ON ORGANIZING FOR A NEXT SYSTEM

[Translate]   By Staff, The Next System Project | Interview “The human species is now at a point where it has to make choices...

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THE SURPRISING TRUTH BEHIND TA...

Apr 19, 2016 by

[Translate] by Robin Claremont  MOYERS & COMPANY This post first appeared at the Campaign for America’s Future blog,...

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GETTING ARRESTED TO DEMAND DEM...

Apr 19, 2016 by

GETTING ARRESTED TO DEMAND DEMOCRACY

[Translate] Roger Hickey  PROGRESSIVE BREAKFAST On Monday I joined hundreds of others to get arrested at the U.S. Capitol building....

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GEOGRAPHY’S ROLE IN THE ...

Apr 18, 2016 by

GEOGRAPHY’S ROLE IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE POOR

[Translate]   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYTDOT Photo Poor New Yorkers tend to live longer than other poor Americans. Credit Nicole...

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10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is...

Apr 16, 2016 by

10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is More Common Now Than Just 20 Years Ago

[Translate] Economy More Americans living in major cities are precariously close to homelessness. By Alex Henderson / AlterNet Photo...

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Is the 1% Really the Problem?

Apr 13, 2016 by

Is the 1% Really the Problem?

[Translate] Economy Unpack the numbers on America’s highest earners and there’s a stark division between the well-off and...

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WALL STREET’S FRAUD OF T...

Apr 13, 2016 by

[Translate] Richard Eskow  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE In April 2006, while Goldman was preparing an RMBS backed by Countrywide loans...

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Paul Krugman Is Not Making Muc...

Apr 10, 2016 by

Paul Krugman Is Not Making Much Sense

[Translate] He needs a reality check. His screed against Sanders in the NY Times misses the boat completely. By Michael Bader, DMH /...

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HOW CLINTON DEMOCRATS KILLED R...

Apr 8, 2016 by

HOW CLINTON DEMOCRATS KILLED ROOSEVELT’S DREAM OF THE AFFORDABLE HOME

[Translate]   Nation Books By Robert Scheer Editor’s note: The following excerpt from Robert Scheer’s book “The Great American...

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WHY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE...

Apr 7, 2016 by

WHY RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ARE OPTING FOR COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR

[Translate] ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE This is the third in a series of blog posts on RMI’s Shine program. Shine is innovating and...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS A MULTI-TRIL...

Apr 6, 2016 by

[Translate] U.S. Embassy New Delhi By Rebecca Leber  GRIST These days, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is downright cheery about...

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