Category Archives: economy

Where Workers Stand on Labor Day

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

A Message to Working People on Labor Day from a former labor secretary By Robert Reich/ robertreich.org/ September 5, 2016 Your typical wage is below what it was in the late 1970s, in terms of what it can buy. Two-thirds … Continue reading →

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IT’S ONLY OUR MONEY

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

The Pentagon Money Pit By Dave Lindorff/ Counterpunch/ August 11, 2016 What if the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services were to report that $6.5 billion in spending by that federal agency was unaccounted for and … Continue reading →

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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…Thank Goodness!

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

Here’s What’s the Matter with Kansas…   Jun. 24, 2016  By Thom Hartmann      The verdict is in, and it’s time for conservatives to face the cold hard facts. Right-wing trickle-down Reaganomics doesn’t work. It doesn’t work internationally, it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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How Economic Hitmen Work

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

This two-minute video explains a lot…..

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The TPP: The Latest Free-Trade Ripoff

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

My February 19 letter in the Monterey Herald: Every few years. like clockwork, we are presented with a new free trade agreement that promises to do all kinds of wonderful things. This time it’s the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Like NAFTA and … Continue reading →

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Kristof: Why Trump and Sanders Resonate

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

America the Unfair? By Nicholas Kristof/ New York Times/ January 21, 2016 Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders don’t agree on much. Nor do the Black Lives Matter movement, the Occupy Wall Street protests and the armed ranchers who seized public … Continue reading →

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SANDERS AND KING AGREE: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM FOR AMERICA

Posted on January 16, 2016 by

BPR Quote of the Day: “There must be better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward  a democratic socialism. Call it what you may, call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better … Continue reading →

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The American Empire

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

Abby Martin interviews retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former national security advisor to the Reagan administration, who spent years as an assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell during both Bush administrations.  –   December 13, 2015

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Who Gets Our Money?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by
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Bankers Can Be Jailed? In Iceland They Can

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Iceland Just Jailed Dozens of Corrupt Bankers for 74 Years, The Opposite of What America Does The prosecution of the Icelandic bankers represents an accountability that does not exist in America. By Jay Syrmopoulos/ The Free Thought Project/ October 21, … Continue reading →

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