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Economy

  • HBO's John Oliver Blasts GOP's 'Long and Infuriatingly Proud History' of Corporate Tax Giveaways

    Sarah Burris / Raw Story

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 04/16/2018 - 06:08

  • Here Are 7 Brilliant Insights From Noam Chomsky on American Empire

    Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 04/14/2018 - 07:09

  • How Seriously Should the U.S. Take China's Economic 'Nuclear Option'?

    Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/13/2018 - 09:07

  • How America Became Irrelevant to the Rest of the World

    Guy T. Saperstein, Kelsey Abkin / Independent Media Institute  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 08:31

  • GOP Tax Cut Fraud: 'It'll Pay for Itself'

    Leo Gerard / Independent Media Institute  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 08:20

  • A New Poor People's Campaign Is Rising — And It Puts Climate Front and Center

    Basav Sen / Institute for Policy Studies  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 06:00

  • The Far Right's Toxic Forbears: Super-Wealthy Secessionist Slaveholders

    James Brewer Stewart / History News Network  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/10/2018 - 09:20

  • Three More Reasons for Wealth-Deprived Americans to Take to the Streets

    Paul Buchheit / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 04/08/2018 - 17:58

  • Fashion Retailer Zara Has a Dubious Solution to Prevent Racist and Culturally Appropriated Products

    Liz Posner / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 14:54

  • A Shocking Number of American Families Can't Afford Diapers

    Mehreen Kasana / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 04/06/2018 - 14:14

  • Massive Minimum Wage Study Finds Significant Gains for Low-Income Workers and Few Downsides

    Cody Fenwick / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/05/2018 - 18:12

  • Trade War or Not, China Risks a 'Minsky Moment'

    Marshall Auerback / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/05/2018 - 13:47

  • $100 Trillion Will Change Hands in the Next 20 Years—Here's How It Can Ensure Our Sustainable Future

    Joel Solomon / New Society Publishers  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:00

  • Jim Hightower: A Regime of Austerity Versus the Common Good

    Jim Hightower / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 14:20

  • 5 Other Financial Gender Gaps We Need to Solve Besides the Pay Gap

    Liz Posner / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:55

  • The Racial Wealth Divide Holds Back Black Earners at All Levels

    Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / Institute for Policy Studies

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:45

  • Trump's Trade War With China Will Roil Economies of Many 2018 Election Battleground States

    Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:33

  • Red-State Voters Are Starting to Panic Over Trump's New Tariffs

    Jen Hayden / DailyKos  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 04/04/2018 - 06:52

  • The Coca-Cola Invasion Is Causing Mexico's Slow Death by Junk Food

    Tamara Pearson / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/03/2018 - 15:30

  • Under GOP Tax Law, Top 1% Get Extra $33,000 Per Year—The Poor? $40

    Jake Johnson / Common Dreams  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/03/2018 - 10:13

  • Here’s What Google and Facebook Know About You—And What You Can Do About It

    Mehreen Kasana / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/03/2018 - 10:08

  • Could We See a Drop in the Attacks on Our Online Privacy?

    Jeff Chester / Center for Digital Democracy

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 04/03/2018 - 10:03

  • Trump Is Reportedly 'Obsessed' with Wealthier Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Wants to Harm Company

    Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 04/02/2018 - 23:28

  • Watch a Striking Oklahoma Teacher Explain Exactly How Pathetic School Funding Has Become

    Cody Fenwick / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 04/02/2018 - 20:25

  • The Stock Market Actually Tanked After the GOP Passed Tax Bill on False Promises

    Cody Fenwick / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 04/02/2018 - 19:31

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