Capitalism Is Not Our Only Cho...

Nov 20, 2017 by

[Translate] Economy We have opportunities every day to build economies that lift each other up and spread joy. By Penn Loh / YES!...

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New study reaches a stunning c...

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[Translate] Building new renewables is now cheaper than just running old coal and nuclear plants. Joe Romm    THINKPROGRESS.ORG...

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The Right Way to Cut Corporate...

Nov 13, 2017 by

[Translate] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD    NYTIMES Photo Members of the House Ways and Means Committee during a markup of the Republican...

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‘Paradise Papers’ ...

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[Translate] fs999 / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Author Thomas Frank discusses the revelations regarding tax avoidance by some of the world’s...

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What Will It Take to Kill Foss...

Nov 12, 2017 by

[Translate] Earth & Energy by Brad Jones Creative Commons In Brief Renewable forms of energy are better for the environment than...

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U.S. Billionaire Bonanza 2017:...

Nov 12, 2017 by

[Translate] Economy Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet are the super rich guys. By Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie / Inequality.org...

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The real budget-buster: The Un...

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[Translate] By Jen Hayden  DAILYKOS.COM These men and women need care when they come home and that should be factored in the true...

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America Has a Monopoly Problem...

Oct 25, 2017 by

[Translate] Economy & Work The Nobel Prize winner argues that an economy dominated by large corporations has failed the many and...

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Pollution kills more people ea...

Oct 20, 2017 by

[Translate] According to a landmark new study, the U.S. tops the list of developed countries with the highest rate of...

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Paul Krugman: Trump Is Lying T...

Oct 16, 2017 by

[Translate] News & Politics The president wants us to believe we pay huge rates and that cuts spur growth. It’s all hooey....

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Hightower: The Next Wave of th...

Oct 13, 2017 by

[Translate] Labor It sounds like science fiction, but automation is closer than you think. By Jim Hightower / AlterNet Robotic arm...

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Texas’ Monticello power ...

Oct 11, 2017 by

[Translate] Luminant Filed under Editorials at Yesterday Dallas Morning News Editorial If there were any remaining doubts, the age of...

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The End of Empire

Oct 2, 2017 by

The End of Empire

[Translate] Mr. Fish The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast...

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A neuroscientist who studies d...

Sep 10, 2017 by

A neuroscientist who studies decision-making reveals the most important choice you can make

[Translate] “The most important decision is who you surround yourself with” Image: REUTERS/Tom Miles This article is...

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How Local Housing Regulations ...

Sep 6, 2017 by

How Local Housing Regulations Smother the U.S. Economy

[Translate] By CHANG-TAI HSIEH and ENRICO MORETTI   NYTIMES Houses fill the landscape near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Credit...

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Agenda 2030 Translator: How to...

Sep 3, 2017 by

Agenda 2030 Translator: How to Read the UN’s New Sustainable Development Goals

[Translate] Environment By Aaron and Melissa Dykes It’s that time again: the United Nations is officially releasing the all new...

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Rebuilding Our Country Should ...

Aug 28, 2017 by

Rebuilding Our Country Should Boost Good Jobs, Not Privatization Schemes

[Translate] Economy Don’t leave our critical roads and bridges in the hands of giant corporations. By Roxana Tynan / The...

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$10 Trillion Missing From Pent...

Aug 20, 2017 by

$10 Trillion Missing From Pentagon And No One — Not Even the DoD — Knows Where It Is

[Translate]   By Claire Bernish Over a mere two decades, the Pentagon lost track of a mind-numbing $10 trillion — that’s trillion,...

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The Legacy of the Financial Cr...

Aug 12, 2017 by

The Legacy of the Financial Crisis

[Translate] Worldwide, political leaders have justified authoritarian behavior by saying they’re responding to a crisis — then...

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Our Broken Economy, in One Sim...

Aug 8, 2017 by

Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart

[Translate] By DAVID LEONHARDT   nytimes Income Growth Over previous 34 years But now, the very affluent (the 99.999th percentile)...

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There’s a Pernicious Eco...

Aug 6, 2017 by

There’s a Pernicious Economic Theory Creeping into the Heart of the Democratic Party

[Translate] Labor We have to get very clear on what kind of environment enriches working people. The good ideas don’t come from...

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Jim Hightower: John Deere Is A...

Aug 2, 2017 by

Jim Hightower: John Deere Is Against the Right to Repair Its Equipment

[Translate]   Economy Despite what corporations may claim, it’s your legal right to repair the stuff you own. By Jim...

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Making Student Homelessness a ...

Jul 22, 2017 by

Making Student Homelessness a Visible Issue

[Translate] Education Large numbers of homeless children may never have access to services they are entitled to. By Rachel M. Cohen /...

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A 21st-Century Form of Indentu...

Jul 18, 2017 by

A 21st-Century Form of Indentured Servitude Has Already Penetrated Deep into the American Heartland

[Translate] Labor Corpations want to make sure that laborers never again have the power to tell big business how to treat them. By...

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Get Back Your Right To Take Yo...

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[Translate] Isaiah J. Poole  OURFUTURE.ORG Wall Street, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and right-wing Republicans are ganging up again...

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How the Homeless Create Homes

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How the Homeless Create Homes

[Translate] Economy To those who are safely housed, a homeless person is apt to inspire feelings ranging from fear and disgust to...

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YANIS VAROUFAKIS: A NEW DEAL F...

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YANIS VAROUFAKIS: A NEW DEAL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

[Translate] By YANIS VAROUFAKIS   NYTIMES ATHENS — The recent elections in France and Britain have confirmed the political...

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HERE’S HOW NASA THINKS S...

Jul 5, 2017 by

HERE’S HOW NASA THINKS SOCIETY WILL COLLAPSE

[Translate] Too much inequality and too few natural resources could leave the West vulnerable to a Roman Empire-style fall. National...

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IS AMERICA PAST THE POINT OF N...

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IS AMERICA PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN?

[Translate]   News & Politics Oligarchs representing monopolistic Big Pharma, Big Banks, and Big Retail/Fast Food are...

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TRUMP’S ROAD TO ‘E...

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TRUMP’S ROAD TO ‘ENERGY DOMINANCE’ EXCLUDES CLEAN ENERGY

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS.ORG Environmental advocates call president’s speech a fitting end to “dirty energy week.” President...

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