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Overcoming Powerlessness »

By Ralph Nader, December 2012 issue

It will gnaw at you until you help create a small community with a serious purpose.read more

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Ellen Brown

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My guest this week is Ellen Brown, author of “Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free.”read more

President Obama can reduce deficit in beneficial ways »

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, December 7, 2012

President Obama must hold the line in any negotiations with Republicans over the budget deficit.read more

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Goldman Sachs Wants Us to Do with Less?

December 4, 2012

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CEOs Say Slash Safety Net at Bottom of Fiscal Cliff »

By Roger Bybee, December 4, 2012

Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs: We need to “to lower people's expectations of what they're going to get.”read more

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Bernie Sanders Skewers Simpson, Bowles »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 29, 2012

Their plan “will cause major economic pain to virtually every American.”read more

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Bangladeshi Factory Fire Horror Exposes Workings of Global Economy »

By Amitabh Pal, November 26, 2012

We need to be sure that the clothes we purchase are not manufactured at the cost of people’s lives.read more

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Dean Baker: On Fiscal Cliff, Best Deal Might Be No Deal »

By Ruth Conniff, November 16, 2012

“The Democrats didn't run on cutting Social Security and Medicare—it seems a little less than honest to come in right after the election and cut Social Security and Medicare a week later.”read more

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"Numbers Guy" Paul Ryan Still Misleading His Party »

By Ruth Conniff, November 13, 2012

He spins an ugly fiction about why he and Romney lost, and Obama shouldn’t let him push us off the fiscal cliff.read more

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The Coop Movement Points the Way »

By Rebecca Kemble, October 18, 2012

The only real hope we have for a decent future as a species lies in facing the true social and ecological consequences or our behavior.read more

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Biden Makes the Case for Economic Security »

By Roger Bybee, October 13, 2012

Biden spoke directly and powerfully to the insecurity that is widely felt among the working and middle classes, an insecurity that Romney and Ryan prefer. By Roger Bybeeread more

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Economic Democracy Conference Comes to Madison »

By Elizabeth DiNovella, October 12, 2012

This weekend, Madison is hosting the Economic Democracy Conference. Given the discussions about moochers, takers, and the 47 percent, the timing is impeccable. By Elizabeth DiNovellaread more

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Republicans Chagrined at Good Economy

October 5, 2012

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How Romney Would Ship Jobs Overseas »

By Roger Bybee, September 22, 2012

Forget About Romney’s Taxes. Focus instead on how he would reward companies to ship jobs overseas and dodge U.S. taxes.read more

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America needs welfare programs in these tough times »

By C. Nicole Mason, September 20, 2012

Mitt Romney’s latest attack on Americans who are “dependent” on the government is far off the mark.read more

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