Category Archives: inequality

Permanent Get Out of Jail Card

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day: Senator Warren is referring to the bank officials at HSBC who helped launder hundreds of millions of dollars to Mexican drug cartels and terrorist groups.

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WEALTH INEQUALITY: IT’S WORSE THAN YOU THINK

Posted on March 4, 2013 by
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What’s the Problem?

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…And Rent Is $2

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Iceland Got It Right

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

From Al Jazeera English:  Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tells Al Jazeera’s Stephen Cole that Europe should let banks that are ran “irresponsibly” go bankrupt. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Grimsson also held his country as … Continue reading →

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Heading in the Wrong Direction

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Click to Enlarge. Source: New York Times, 2011

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THE PROGRESSIVE FUTURE?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Five Possibilities for the Next Great Progressive Push By Gar Alperovitz and Steve Dubb/ Common Dreams/ February 1, 2013 Obama’s second inaugural address opened some hope of a brighter progressive future, yet virtually all the critical economic and distributional issues … Continue reading →

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Very Tilted Playing Field

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How the Elite Rule

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Perpetual Ponzi Scheme

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

SECRETS AND LIES OF THE BAILOUT The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come By Matt Taibbi/ … Continue reading →

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