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Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream

Hey, look it over—public ownership is the most effective way to fix America’s economy.

Gar Alperovitz and Thomas M. Hanna

Preying on the Poor
How government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Posted May 17 2012 - 10:15am
Can Suing for Equal Pay Really Close the Gender Wage Gap?
Lawsuits alone won’t be enough for a real cultural shift.
Bryce Covert
Posted May 23 2012 - 10:40am
Don't Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon's Budget Could Boost the Economy
Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.
Robert Pollin
Heidi Garrett-Peltier
Posted May 9 2012 - 4:29pm

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Poultry worker
New Rules Mean New Hardship for Poultry Workers (Regulations, Wages and Hours, Working Conditions)

The USDA proposes to increase line speed in poultry plants, but the debate is only about food safety. What about the workers?

Gabriel Thompson
Homelessness
The Other America, 2012: Confronting the Poverty Epidemic (Economic Policy, Poverty)

To restore the American Dream for the 99 percent, we must first bring the “invisible poor” out of the shadows.

Sasha Abramsky
Ben Bernanke
The Federal Reserve Turns Left (Government, Economic Policy, Regulations)

It’s now the only governing institution that understands the depths of the economic crisis.

William Greider
Land parched by drought in China
Capitalism vs. the Climate (Environmental Issues, Global Warming and Climate Change, Disaster Capitalism)

Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.

Naomi Klein
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The Unfathomable Cuts in Housing Aid (Housing and Homelessness, Economic Policy)

Ignoring the signs of dire need, the government is slashing its housing budget.

Patrick Markee
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